A heart specialist operating on a patient has a higher duty of care than a resident attempting the same procedure.

A professional’s duty of care is judged against the standard of a reasonably competent person with that professional’s training and experience. A heart specialist is held to the higher standard expected of a specialist performing the procedure, while a resident is generally judged according to the standard expected of a resident at that stage of training. Therefore, the statement is true.

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