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What Does a Rural Surgeon Actually Need to Know?
Dr. Amiri, program director at Marshall University, and fourth year surgery resident David Kanarowski join The Rural American Surgeon to discuss Marshall’s dedicated rural general surgery residency and how it prepares surgeons for independent practice in rural communities.
They explain how residents spend roughly two thirds of their training at rural hospitals, gaining early operative experience without competing with other residents for cases.
The conversation covers the broad skills rural surgeons may need, including C-sections, endoscopy, orthopedics, and procedures shaped by the resources…
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