Dear Colleagues,
In this issue of
Physician Notes, we
discuss the benefits
a teaching hospital
like UMC Health
System provides for
its patients, staff and
the community.
Teaching hospitals
tend to have very experienced faculty and
attract physicians who want to work on the
latest medical techniques and technology.
e community, in turn, benefits from the
value teaching hospitals place on leading-
edge care. e environment at teaching
hospitals is very dynamic and brings out the
best in everyone. Younger residents bring a
more recent education and new ideas to the
practice, while more tenured doctors provide
years of experience practicing medicine.
You can read more about this on page
8, where we discuss the state-of-the-art
WATCHMAN™ device for A-fib patients.
e doctors who perform WATCHMAN
implants came to UMC because they want
to provide the highest level of care and
use the latest and greatest technology.
UMC Health System is a Level I Trauma
Center, which has attracted qualified
individuals who want to be involved in
high-level trauma care and who want to
work in an academic environment.
On page 3, you will read about our
recent Center of Excellence designation for
our bariatrics program, which means the
program completed a rigorous reporting
process and inspection to be eligible for this
esteemed designation.
We hope you enjoy this issue of Physician
Notes. Send me an email if you have ideas
about topics we should cover in future issues.
Sincerely,
Mike Ragain, chief medical officer,
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+ Excellence in Bariatric Care
+ Beat the Stress Burnout
6
+ Growing to Serve
7
+ Welcome, Specialists
+ In the News
4
+ The Power of a
Teaching Hospital
MIKE RAGAIN, CMO
UMC Health System
David Allison
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mike Ragain
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Mark Funderburk
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Penne Richards
DIREC TOR,
PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT & REL ATIONS
Cindy Flores
REGIONAL OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Eric Finley
MARKETING DIREC TOR
Kala Waits
ASSISTANT DIREC TOR OF MARKETING
Susie Pfeiffer
ART DIREC TOR
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+ Closing the Door on
Atrial Fibrillation-related
Blood Clots
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