Are there any similarities between orthopaedic surgery and putting together an admissions process piece by piece?
A. Yes, this is a rather procedurally oriented role in a way. On one hand, I’m supposed to direct the big picture and have the mission in mind. On the other hand, how we achieve that mission involves many things that can be tinkered with. You know, we have a good system and not too much of it is broken down. That’s a lot like sports medicine — we’re working with basically healthy patients with just a few things that keep them from doing what they want. In admissions, the only major problem we’ve had is that the number of people going into primary care has dropped over the years. And, that’s not just about our school; it’s also about socio-economics. In our society being a primary care doctor is a challenge — the reimbursement rate is not that great, the lifestyle can be very difficult, especially in a small community, and more and more of the young people applying to medical school are looking for lifestyle options. They don’t want to work 100-hour weeks. [Residency programs now have
