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That's not how it works -- most surgeons aren't "assigned" surgeries. They run a practice, focused on a particular disease state, and perform surgeries on their
by zomg 7y ago
That's not how it works -- most surgeons aren't "assigned" surgeries. They run a practice, focused on a particular disease state, and perform surgeries on their patients to address health issues with respect to that disease state.
With that said, the kind of surgery being performed does have an impact on the body of the surgeon in terms of their posture.
- jdietrich 7y agoIt can work like that. Here in the UK, we increasingly rely on Surgical Care Practitioners - nurses who can independently perform a specific set of routine surgical procedures. Medicine stands to benefit greatly from the division of labour and economies of scale; a large surgical unit with a diverse range of skillsets can perform more surgeries with better outcomes at lower cost. https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/medical-associate-professions/roles-medical-associate-professions/surgical-care-practitioner https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/medical-assoc...
- jessriedel 7y agoYou seem to be confusing the nature of the doctor-patient relationship (i.e., whether the patient contracts with the doctor or contracts with the hospital who employs a doctor) with the use of surgical assistants (generally a type of physician's assistant). Private practices routinely use PAs in the US to do less demanding procedures, just like the UK. Obviously, the nature of the doctor-patient relationship will influence the degree to which PAs are used -- patients generally want full surgeons, while 3rd party payers like the government want to save costs -- but that doesn't undermine zomg's correction of WalterBright's comment.