One surgeon’s travails with the transition from private practice to hospital employment

Objective: Practice models for vascular surgeons entering the workforce have a menu to choose from. Typically, these choices are: (1) hospital employed; (2) private practice model; and (3) academic practice. Methods: I present the point of view of a hospital-employed physician. Having spent many yea...

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Published in:JVS-Vascular Insights
Main Author: Dipankar Mukherjee, MD, FACS, DFSVS, RPVI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949912725000091
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Summary:Objective: Practice models for vascular surgeons entering the workforce have a menu to choose from. Typically, these choices are: (1) hospital employed; (2) private practice model; and (3) academic practice. Methods: I present the point of view of a hospital-employed physician. Having spent many years in private practice before becoming a hospital-employed physician. Results: I am able to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of both models. Conclusion: The purpose of this article is to inform the graduating vascular surgeons of the career choices that are available and help them make the best decision in this regard.
ISSN:2949-9127