Correctional facility (Prision) jobs?
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When I was a resident, we rotated through a prison who had a DPM. It was an awesome experience. The prison had it's own mini-hospital and OR. We had notebooks filled with prisoners by diagnosis. We would simply pull out a book and based on order of the waitlist call up someone with a cavus foot, drop foot, flat foot, hallux valgus etc. We had a CRNA for anesthesia and even performed the spinals. I have a million interesting stories like when a cellmate pulled out a Steinman from a patient and stabbed him with it (requiring all external fixation being placed in a cast after that) to all of the precautions when a death row inmate came in with a foot problem. You had to use some common sense and never relax when going from one area to another.
The DPM in 1983 was paid 60,000/year and was permitted to have a part time private practice. He received free meat and vegetables from the prison farm and ranch, had his laundry done, car washed, and had full benefits. Now some of the other prisons had DPMs with less training and they mostly had a palliative care/ingrown toenail clinics. Also some prisons have a contracted hospital where all surgery is done and you will need to check if you will be working there. Often these are teaching hospitals and ortho residents do most of the work. So the devil is in the details.
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I think there would be a lot more cons. Like thousands more cons.
And there would be some bad stuff about the job.
And there would be some bad stuff about the job.
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