The Collection
19
Jun
Resident Corner: Before You Say No to Rural
You read the field report. Here is the operational companion.
9 min read
17
Jun
Data Center: The Physician Desert — the data behind Rural America Needs Surgeons
Sunday drove into the woods. Here is the math that explains why that drive was necessary.
4 min read
16
Jun
The Golden Scalpel Files — Episode 5
The audio companion to Sunday's rural surgery dispatch. What it looks like to show up in a community that needs a surgeon — and can't find one. Five minutes.
3 min read
14
Jun
Rural America Needs Surgeons. I Showed Up. Here’s What I Found
Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural communities with fewer than 5 surgeons per 100,000 people. I showed up. Here is what I found — and what it means for the Independent Physician Model.
6 min read
12
Jun
Resident Corner: Order First — The Menu You Were Never Handed
The Dinner That Nobody Planned arrived course by course. Here is the menu — so the next one is yours to order.
8 min read
10
Jun
Data Center: The decisions you never made — the data behind The Dinner Nobody Planned
Sunday found you mid-meal at a table you never set. Here is the data showing who set it.
4 min read
09
Jun
The Golden Scalpel Files — Episode 4
The audio companion. A Friday handoff. An impromptu dinner. A surgeon with a look on his face. And one word that changed every calculation — leverage.
3 min read
07
Jun
The Dinner Nobody Scheduled...
A Friday handoff. An impromptu dinner. A surgeon with a look on his face, a contract restructuring nobody warned me about, and a ninety-day clock that belongs to me — not them.
7 min read
05
Jun
Resident Corner: Add It Up — The True Cost of What You Signed Up For
The most expensive part of a contract isn't the salary. It's the price of leaving — and it's invisible the day you sign.
5 min read
03
Jun
Data Center: The Math Behind Sunday — Three Charts on the Contract
Sunday told the story. This is the math underneath it.
5 min read