Quote Originally Posted by speedy
My practice is in the midwestern US. Residency is always hard and the time it takes to establish yourself in your group takes time. I have been very fortunate to have joined a private practice group that is expansive and modern. Its taken approximately 7 years to develop the practice to where I have all the vacation time I would need and not work any weekends or holidays. My practice is in a state of the art hospital that specializes in open heart procedures of all kinds. I would not consider what I do work at all. I enjoy what I do and my family life could not be any better.
UAB? you work with dr pacifico? i was there about 3 years ago. observed lang. UAB's TCVS program is incredible. to be completely honest with you, what impressed me the most with UAB's system is the human engineering. it takes you guys about 15 minutes or so from the time the patient enters the OR to cannulation of the aorta. that is astounding.

incidentally, i'm also in anesthesiology though i mostly do obstetric cases. i came from a major tertiary hospital in manila. our open heart procedures are at par with 1st world standards and we recently opened a cardiac center. if you chance upon a visit, i am proud to say, you'd see that we are not getting left behind.

congrats on your practice.