Casting: the junior Ortho Pod
Casting: the junior Ortho Pod
Ajay Shah
Oversupply & Unemployment in Orthopaedic Surgery with Dr. Simul Parikh
27 minutes Posted Aug 3, 2021 at 3:00 am.
What is oversupply? What is substantial oversupply? 
How does oversupply affect patient care and clinical decision making?
What effects does oversupply have on physician wellbeing?
How does maldistribution occur? What does Canada do to address maldistribution in a country with low population density?
How would changing institutional composition and mandates influence maldistribution?
Why should we fix oversupply?
What is the roadmap to fixing oversupply (1-acknowledgement, 2-institutional changes, 3-billing changes)
What is the root cause of the growing oversupply?
How can institutions keep the same workload without hiring more residents?
What changes can be made to compensation to prevent the forces that lead to oversupply?
What can trainees do to open up the conversation & advocate for themselves?
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"When the truth is on your side, you have nothing to fear". Dr. Simul Parikh (https://twitter.com/ParikhSimul) is well-versed in the issue of physician over-supply, and an advocate for current trainees. I spoke to him about the damaging effects that over-supply has on patients, doctors, and systems. We delve into the root problems that cause over-supply and maldistribution, and cross-pollinate between efforts in Canada and the USA to synergize solutions to the critical issue of Orthopaedic Surgeon Under/Unemployment in Canada. See this fantastic article for an overview of the article (https://coa-aco.org/unemployment-and-underemployment-of-orthopaedic-surgeons/)
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