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Wondering what the seasoned physicians in here look for/value when they seek a PCP when moving to a new place. That's the general question.
The specifics of my situation is that I'm going to be an EM resident in a regional academic center in a small, small city. The academic center has both FM and IM residencies. So, if I'd like to have an academician as my PCP (my thought being more likely to practice evidence-based medicine, be most up to date with guidelines), I would risk being being seen by one of the few other residents in the hospital. I'm cool with supporting resident education, but we don't need to be giving each other prostate exams.
Guess that means I search for a community PCP? There is also one other regional medical center nearby - no residency programs.
This is where I seek guidance on what to look for. I see mostly foreign physicians, some older, some younger. A wide variety of locations in which they trained (I'm on the United Healthcare website that shows 81 physicians to choose from).
The specifics of my situation is that I'm going to be an EM resident in a regional academic center in a small, small city. The academic center has both FM and IM residencies. So, if I'd like to have an academician as my PCP (my thought being more likely to practice evidence-based medicine, be most up to date with guidelines), I would risk being being seen by one of the few other residents in the hospital. I'm cool with supporting resident education, but we don't need to be giving each other prostate exams.
Guess that means I search for a community PCP? There is also one other regional medical center nearby - no residency programs.
This is where I seek guidance on what to look for. I see mostly foreign physicians, some older, some younger. A wide variety of locations in which they trained (I'm on the United Healthcare website that shows 81 physicians to choose from).