CME Credit Hours: 1.5
Colorectal surgeons are scarce in smaller towns, in part because of perceived barriers to developing a successful CRS practice. Furthermore, there has been a free-fall of ASCRS members engaged in private practice, from an era of nearly 90% to < 50% of ASCRS membership. Establishing a CRS private practice or developing a colorectal surgical practice in a more rural, underserved area may be a viable career option and offer significant rewards for both the colorectal surgeon and the patients of the community they serve. Colorectal surgeons in these practices often accrue intangible benefits, such as heightened career satisfaction and enhanced enjoyment of life, and it may also be a hedge against career burn-out.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Recognize potential opportunities for establishing a CRS practice in an unexpected locale: rural/underserved area versus private practice in an intensely populated metropolis
- Identify ways of overcoming the challenges of establishing a CRS practice in an unexpected locale: rural/underserved area versus private practice in an intensely populated metropolis
- Explain the significant rewards, both tangible and intangible, of practicing CRS in an unexpected locale: rural/underserved area versus an intensely populated metropolis
Co-Directors
William Cirocco, MD, Phoenix, AZ
Lynda Dougherty, MD, Oakland, MD
Introduction
William Cirocco, MD, Phoenix, AZ
Lynda Dougherty, MD, Oakland, MD
Big (Surgical Specialist) Fish in a Little Pond
Michael Liu, MD, Cleveland, OH
Head for the Hills
Lynda Dougherty, MD, Oakland, MD
I’ll Take Manhattan
T. Cristina Sardinha, MD, New Hyde Park, NY
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
William Cirocco, MD, Phoenix, AZ
Panel Discussion
Adjourn