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Are You Really Ready to Be the Only Surgeon in the Room?
Dr. Anne O’Rourke, program director at the University of Wisconsin, joins The Rural American Surgeon to discuss how UW’s rural surgery track prepares general surgery residents for independent rural practice.
She explains how the five-year program combines training in Madison with recurring rural rotations, giving residents experience with the broad skill set rural surgeons need, including endoscopy, C-sections, trauma stabilization, and general surgery.
Dr. O’Rourke also shares what the program looks for in applicants and why courage, confidence, resilience, and exposure to practicing rural…
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