rural health

19
Jun
A dark corridor with a sliver of warm gold light from a door ajar — Before You Say No to Rural, a Golden Scalpel Resident Corner guide.

Resident Corner: Before You Say No to Rural

You read the field report. Here is the operational companion.
9 min read
17
Jun
Data Center: The Physician Desert — the data behind Rural America Needs Surgeons

Data Center: The Physician Desert — the data behind Rural America Needs Surgeons

Sunday drove into the woods. Here is the math that explains why that drive was necessary.
4 min read
16
Jun
Golden Scalpel circular monogram in gold on a black background — cover art for The Golden Scalpel Files podcast Episode 5.

The Golden Scalpel Files — Episode 5

The audio companion to Sunday's rural surgery dispatch. What it looks like to show up in a community that needs a surgeon — and can't find one. Five minutes.
3 min read
14
Jun
Pencil sketch of a lone surgeon in scrubs, standing outside a small rural hospital at dawn, an empty road stretching into flat open land ahead, GS monogram in gold at the bottom.

Rural America Needs Surgeons. I Showed Up. Here’s What I Found

Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural communities with fewer than 5 surgeons per 100,000 people. I showed up. Here is what I found — and what it means for the Independent Physician Model.
6 min read
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