Dr. Richard Bosshardt

Number two, you're never going to be as efficient or fast as a young surgeon as you will later on when you've had more experience. So it takes longer and it impacts your day, your schedule. It's sad because they recognize this. I mean, these young surgeons recognize this.

Number two, you're never going to be as efficient or fast as a young surgeon as you will later on when you've had more experience. So it takes longer and it impacts your day, your schedule. It's sad because they recognize this. I mean, these young surgeons recognize this.

It's a system failure. And the ACS recognizes this. And you know how I know that? It's because since 2014, they've initiated what they call a mentorship program. And what they do is they try to find experienced surgeons that will mentor these young surgeons to help them come up to speed.

It's a system failure. And the ACS recognizes this. And you know how I know that? It's because since 2014, they've initiated what they call a mentorship program. And what they do is they try to find experienced surgeons that will mentor these young surgeons to help them come up to speed.

It's a system failure. And the ACS recognizes this. And you know how I know that? It's because since 2014, they've initiated what they call a mentorship program. And what they do is they try to find experienced surgeons that will mentor these young surgeons to help them come up to speed.

Okay, so a young surgeon out of training that should be able to work on their own and finds that they're struggling or not really able to do that, They would have an experienced surgeon to, I don't want to say hold their hand, but to oversee them, supervise them, scrub with them. They can't find enough surgeons to do that, for one thing.

Okay, so a young surgeon out of training that should be able to work on their own and finds that they're struggling or not really able to do that, They would have an experienced surgeon to, I don't want to say hold their hand, but to oversee them, supervise them, scrub with them. They can't find enough surgeons to do that, for one thing.

Okay, so a young surgeon out of training that should be able to work on their own and finds that they're struggling or not really able to do that, They would have an experienced surgeon to, I don't want to say hold their hand, but to oversee them, supervise them, scrub with them. They can't find enough surgeons to do that, for one thing.

I'll agree with you on that.

I'll agree with you on that.

I'll agree with you on that.

So what happens when... everything starts to go downhill really quickly. People contact me just because my profile has been elevated by being out there a little bit. I got a call from a young plastic surgery resident that had been fully trained in general surgery and went on to begin her plastic surgery training. And she was concerned because she wanted to get the most out of her training.

So what happens when... everything starts to go downhill really quickly. People contact me just because my profile has been elevated by being out there a little bit. I got a call from a young plastic surgery resident that had been fully trained in general surgery and went on to begin her plastic surgery training. And she was concerned because she wanted to get the most out of her training.

So what happens when... everything starts to go downhill really quickly. People contact me just because my profile has been elevated by being out there a little bit. I got a call from a young plastic surgery resident that had been fully trained in general surgery and went on to begin her plastic surgery training. And she was concerned because she wanted to get the most out of her training.

And so she reached out to me to find out what things she could do. She told me things that were unbelievable. I mean, I never imagined these. And this has been confirmed. It wasn't just my conversation with her. I've confirmed it from other sources as well. A couple of things. One is she talked about the difficulty getting enough cases under your belt.

And so she reached out to me to find out what things she could do. She told me things that were unbelievable. I mean, I never imagined these. And this has been confirmed. It wasn't just my conversation with her. I've confirmed it from other sources as well. A couple of things. One is she talked about the difficulty getting enough cases under your belt.

And so she reached out to me to find out what things she could do. She told me things that were unbelievable. I mean, I never imagined these. And this has been confirmed. It wasn't just my conversation with her. I've confirmed it from other sources as well. A couple of things. One is she talked about the difficulty getting enough cases under your belt.

That is, you know, not getting given cases to do, not having operations that you can actually perform, not having the attendings turn things over to you. This I could not believe.

That is, you know, not getting given cases to do, not having operations that you can actually perform, not having the attendings turn things over to you. This I could not believe.

That is, you know, not getting given cases to do, not having operations that you can actually perform, not having the attendings turn things over to you. This I could not believe.