BOSS Business of Surgery Series

BOSS Business of Surgery Series

Hosted by: Amy Vertrees, MD

Welcome to BOSS Business of Surgery Series! This program was specifically designed to help surgeons learn concepts not taught in residency but necessary for a successful surgery career. We were not told that...

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Episode 6: #Speakup Ortho and Ending Residency Harassment and Bullying

On this episode, Dr. Amy Vertrees talks with Dr. Arianna Gianakos, an orthopedic surgeon and advocate on abuse during surgical resident training. She recently published a study on bullying, discrimination, harassment,...
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Episode 5: The positive side of negative patient reviews

We can argue if patient reviews are a good idea or bad, but it doesn't change the fact that they are here to stay for now.  This episode will show you that bad patient reviews are not all bad. They may convey a...
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Episode 4: The MedMal Coach talks about litigation stress

Surgeons are included in the high risk specialties that are nearly guaranteed to get sued. Even if we do not actually get sued, the threat of litigation is a constant influence in our career.  Dr. Laura Fortner is The...
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Episode 3: The Difficult Partner Webinar Replay

The Difficult Partner was a webinar recently offered, and this is the replay. If you have a difficult partner, this episode is for you. www.BOSSsurgery.com
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Episode 2: Why we became surgeons

I had a theory that a reason some of us were not satisfied with work was that our reason for becoming surgeons didn't apply to us anymore. Many of you responded, and there were themes for why we became surgeons....
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Episode 1: Growth Days

Physicians need “Growth Days” Physicians are overwhelmed and burned out. We have an epidemic of “too busy.” Many of us think we could get so much more accomplished if we had more time. Why aren’t we taking the time?...
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Introduction

What is the BOSS series? Who is Dr. Amy Vertrees?
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