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Originally Posted by NYGUY
No, you do not misunderstand. I don't think, in general, TVH specialists or other specialists, overall, in the area are top-notch. My theory is that it is very difficult to recruit the best and brightest along with their families to a rural area such as this. It's just my opinion, but I am sure it plays a roll.
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You consider this a "rural" area?
Try central NY.
As far as recruiting goes, there are only so many of what you term "the best and the brightest"; they can't be everywhere. Fortunately, the difference between "average" and "best" is nowhere near as great as you probably believe. The main difficulty in recruiting is getting started--no one wants to be the only physician in a specialty in a given area---they end up being essentially "on call" all the time. Medicine has changed, doctors want a life outside of medicine. Once there are enough in a specialty, recruiting becomes easier. We had 7 physicians in our group in a city with 1/3 the population of TV, but were able to recruit 3 HS Valedictorians, the chief resident from SUNY Upstate and the chief resident from Univ. of Rochester., graduates of Univ. of Michigan and Georgetown Univ. The main reasons were that they knew exactly what to expect, and were only "on call" once a week.