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On Oct. 13, Dr. Brent Eastman, vice-chair of the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents and Chief Medical Officer and N. Paul Whittier Chair of Trauma of Scripps Health in San Diego, presented the annual Scudder Oration on Trauma at ACS's Clinical Congress meeting.
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December 22, 2009
CHICAGO (December 22, 2009) – A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a volunteer program providing low-risk outpatient surgical procedures can deliver safe and effective health care to patients in need. However, the study...Michigan faces doctor shortage
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By Chenqui Guo
February 2, 2010
Michigan is facing a loss of physicians as cuts in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement continue... "The top three specialties with the biggest shortage are cardiologist, family doctor and general surgeon," said Jessy Sielski, manager of communications and media relations for [Michigan State Medical Society].
Operation Patient Access organized a panel discussion to help bring into focus the increasing surgical access challenges in the United States.
Operation Patient Access is a campaign representing the surgical community, surgical patients, and providers, that aims to work collaboratively with U.S. policymakers to address the urgent issues facing access to quality surgical care.