Robert Sewell, MD
Robert Sewell is a surgeon.
Physician
I’m an old school general surgeon. I graduated from med school in 1974 and after a five-year surgical residency in San Antonio, Texas, I started out on my own, ready to cure the world. Boy, was I raw. Like many…
I’m an old school general surgeon. I graduated from med school in 1974 and after a five-year surgical residency in San Antonio, Texas, I started out on my own, ready to cure the world. Boy, was I raw. Like many of my peers, I got married during medical school, and like every surgeon back in those days I told my wife, …
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A surgeon will always have two spouses
Health Policy
The difference between a job and a profession is a matter of ownership. Anyone who is applying for employment understands that the job they seek actually belongs to someone else. It is typically offered by an individual or a corporation…
The difference between a job and a profession is a matter of ownership. Anyone who is applying for employment understands that the job they seek actually belongs to someone else. It is typically offered by an individual or a corporation who defines the job and determines who is qualified to perform it. If the job holder is unable or unwilling to do the work, the owner takes the job back …
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Does health reform require doctors to stray from their ethical code?
Health Policy
Amid all the political rancor and media hoopla currently surrounding the American healthcare system and the clamor for reform from all sides, one question has gone unasked; what exactly is this thing we call healthcare? Is it the local hospital…
Amid all the political rancor and media hoopla currently surrounding the American healthcare system and the clamor for reform from all sides, one question has gone unasked; what exactly is this thing we call healthcare? Is it the local hospital with its giant façade and ambulances coming and going all hours of the day and night? Is it the clinic where you sit and wait to have your blood pressure …
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What exactly is this thing we call healthcare?
Health Policy
Physicians have historically been fairly well compensated for their efforts and thus have enjoyed many of the comforts of modern life. Most would agree this is the result of years of hard work, perseverance, intellect and dedication. In general these…
Physicians have historically been fairly well compensated for their efforts and thus have enjoyed many of the comforts of modern life. Most would agree this is the result of years of hard work, perseverance, intellect and dedication. In general these are also traits along with professional integrity, which raised physicians to a position of relative prominence and trust within our society. But in recent years that social position and economic …
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Does contracting with third party payers compromise ethics?
Health Policy
Have you ever owned a dog? If so, did you ever take him to the vet? I’m sure that even if you don’t own a pet, you understand the gist of the question, but now I’d like to ask it…
Have you ever owned a dog? If so, did you ever take him to the vet? I’m sure that even if you don’t own a pet, you understand the gist of the question, but now I’d like to ask it again in a different way. Before taking your animal to the doggie doctor, do you ask the little guy which vet he wants to see, or what treatment he wants …
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Why American health care is inching closer to veterinary clinic status
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