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Hi everyone, long time reader 1st time poster. I just finished a 3 year podiatry residency that was heavy on surgery but had an emphasis on limb salvage and I spent most my time in the wound care center.
My question: I got a job offer at a wound care clinic and don't mind seeing everything but when it comes to surgery I ONLY want to do surgeries dealing with wound care (ex: toe amputations, TMA, debridements, I&D, etc). I do NOT want to do elective surgeries and bunionectomies, hammertoes, fractures, etc. I have no interest in the latter and don't see the point of "having" to do them when I have no intention of continuing to do them. If someone needs a bunionectomy I will simply send them to my partner who is more than happy to do them.
So, is this possible? I hear differing opinions. I assumed when it came to surgery you must do everything at first (ex: you must do XX 1st ray procedures, XX bunions, XX fractures, etc) then after you hit your numbers you can do whatever you want. Is there another way around this so I can do wound care surgeries in the hospital? It just doesn't make sense to have to go through all those procedures and numbers if I have no intention of ever doing them.
My question: I got a job offer at a wound care clinic and don't mind seeing everything but when it comes to surgery I ONLY want to do surgeries dealing with wound care (ex: toe amputations, TMA, debridements, I&D, etc). I do NOT want to do elective surgeries and bunionectomies, hammertoes, fractures, etc. I have no interest in the latter and don't see the point of "having" to do them when I have no intention of continuing to do them. If someone needs a bunionectomy I will simply send them to my partner who is more than happy to do them.
So, is this possible? I hear differing opinions. I assumed when it came to surgery you must do everything at first (ex: you must do XX 1st ray procedures, XX bunions, XX fractures, etc) then after you hit your numbers you can do whatever you want. Is there another way around this so I can do wound care surgeries in the hospital? It just doesn't make sense to have to go through all those procedures and numbers if I have no intention of ever doing them.