Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/81850
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents SEPTEMBER 2012 PAGE FEATURES JEFFREY S. OPPENHEIM, M.D. — NEUROSURGICAL SPINE CARE AT GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 6 The neurosurgical spinal program at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center offers care for the full scope of spinal injuries and conditions, from herniated discs to spinal tumors. Drawing upon his experience as a former spine surgery patient, Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, M.D., neurosurgeon at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, along with his colleagues, offers patients not only individualized treatment, but also skilled and compassionate care. RETHINKING THE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ITS CHALLENGES AND ITS SOLUTIONS Projections of an impending physician shortage in the United States have some institutions rethinking medical school enrollment strategies. However, as voices from the research and education arenas and other countries' health care industries contribute to the deficit discussion, the conversation becomes less about numbers and more about models of care delivery. DEPARTMENTS ORTHOPEDIC UPDATE THAT'S NEWS OFFICE DESIGN SPOTLIGHT OFFICE INNOVATIONS OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPOTLIGHT CME CREDITS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 16 15 12 13 14 15 18 19 22 6 ON THE COVER Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, M.D. Neurosurgical Spine Care at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center 18 COVER PHOTO © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY