The Observer, a community newspaper located in Dunkirk, NY, 45 miles southwest of Buffalo, has an item about a state initiative aimed at luring physicians to underserved communities. The article quotes Brooks Memorial Hospital president and CEO Richard Ketcham:

“The reasons that relatively few physicians choose to live and practice in rural areas are varied but include, among other reasons, professional isolation, limited or no availability for back up call coverage, few job opportunities for spouses, and lover income potential.”

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At a recent medical convention, a doctor in her mid-40s came over to me and broke down crying. Fury and despair flashed in her eyes.

She had lost her hospital privileges for what she claimed was retaliation over reporting a surgeon who appeared inebriated during some procedures. Her former colleagues stopped speaking to her. Now she was practicing part time in another state and said she had lost her income, friends, and respect.

I can’t verify what actually happened. What struck me was that the event had occurred six years ago. This physician’s emotions and reactions were as powerful and as top-of-mind as if it had happened last week. She was still devastated, and her life seemed to be moving into a downward spiral. continues…

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This doctor thinks he is:

I could spend much of my life in faceless airports, airless limos with free bottles of spring water, and cavernous conference halls hurrying to and fro with a few thousand of my closest friends.

Conventional Wisdom? The excesses of the medical conference craze [Via Slate]

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