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Who trains surgeons what medications to prescribe?

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English - September 19, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Who trains surgeons what medications to prescribe?

We don't often think about surgeons as being significant prescribers of medications, but they actually prescribe a lot of medications and help patients manage their medications, as they prepare for and recover from a surgical procedure.  And in today's world of team based care, the surgeon is actively engaged in patient care planning. So how does a surgeon learn what medications to prescribe?  

Our special guest on this episode is Dr. Andrew Smedley, a PGY2 general surgery resident at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.