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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022

SAGES white paper on the current state of community practice surgeons: re-discovering the value of our community practice surgeons.

Caitlin Halbert, Robert Catania, David Earle, Igor Elyash, Nicole Fearing, Seung Gwon, Rohan Joseph, Fernando Mier, Andrew Morfesi, Roy Shen and 5 more

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Caitlin HalbertChristiana Care Health System, 501 West 14th Street, Wilmington, DE, 19802, USA. Caitlin.a.halbert@christianacare.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-5390
Robert CataniaSouthern New Hampshire Weight Management, 17 Riverside Street, Suite 200, Nashua, NH, 03062, USA.
David EarleThe New England Hernia Center, 817 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA, 01854, USA.
Igor ElyashMorristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA.
Nicole FearingBariatric and Metabolic Specialists, 5100 West 110th Street, Suite 110, Overland Park, KS, 66211, USA.
Seung GwonEl Centro Regional Medical Center, 1415 Ross Avenue, El Centro, CA, 92243, USA.
Rohan JosephCapital Regional Medical Center and Capital Regional Surgical Associates, 2626 Care Drive, Suite 206, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, USA.
Fernando MierUniversity of Oklahoma, 800 Stanton L Young Boulevard, Suite 9000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73117, USA.
Andrew MorfesiOwen Drive Surgical Clinic, 513 Owen Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28304, USA.
Roy ShenPrecision Surgical Specialists of Lowell, 21 Village Square, Chelmsford, MA, 01824, USA.
Daniel SlackWaterbury Hospital, 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT, 06708, USA.
Shirin TowfighBeverly Hills Hernia Center, 450 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, USA.
Jarvis WaltersSurgical Specialists, PA, 4013 North Ridge Road, Unit 210, Wichita, KS, 67205, USA.
Kevin WascoSurgical Associates of Neenah, S.C., 100 Theda Clark Medical Plaza, Suite 400, Neenah, WI, 54956, USA.
Debbie YoungelmanCommunity Care Physicians, PC, 713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY, 12110, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Community Practice (CP) surgeon is the first point of access to surgical care globally and performs the majority of procedures in the USA. CP surgeons include those of various practice models, locations and communities, education and training, and much more. It is a diverse group that drives quality, access to care, research, and innovation. The SAGES CP Committee was formed to better define the role and highlight the contribution of the CP surgeon, as well as advocate for the position of CP surgeons in our society.

methodsIn 2018, a survey was distributed to the SAGES membership asking members to self-identify as either a Community Surgeon or Academic Surgeon.

resultsThe majority (71%) of SAGES members surveyed self-identified as "Community Surgeons." This was in stark contrast to the distribution of Community versus Academic Surgeons in SAGES leadership (25% versus 75%, respectively).

conclusionBy better defining the characteristics and role of the CP, SAGES will be better informed on how to effectively engage with this large group within the society and increase its representation within the leadership. The CP Committee met on a biannual basis over a period of two years focusing on assessing their role in the SAGES organization. The committee members created the following initial goals: (1) define in a broad sense the characteristics of a CP Surgeon, (2) discuss and characterize the value of the CP surgeons, (3) highlight past and future areas of contributions of the group, and (4) delineate ways to engage and represent this subgroup. This manuscript is a culmination of the work of this committee while also serving as a way to support the initiatives and direction of SAGES leadership.

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Societies, MedicalSurgeonsHumansLeadershipSurveys and QuestionnairesCommunity practiceGeneral surgeonRural surgeon

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