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Anthony Amoroso MD - The Importance of Physician Leadership

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 The goal of many healthcare providers is the Triple Aim-better care at a lower cost with a focus on a positive patient experience. Providers with these goals need strong physician leaders to help them reach the goals. More provider organizations are beginning to recognize the importance of physician leadership to be successful. The American Medical Association states in its whitepaper Integrated Leadership for Hospitals and Health Systems: Principals for Success that healthcare administrators must work with physician leaders to reach their goals. A relationship based upon mutual trust between physicians, clinical staff and administrators is vital to deliver care that focuses on the patient. To quote the article: "It is possible that integrated leadership would benefit patients by focusing on developing new channels for patient engagement, and delivering care in a manner that eliminates overuse, underuse and misuse of resources while increasing physician professional satisfaction,...

Anthony Amoroso MD - Basic Characteristics of the Entrepreneurial Mindset and How to Achieve It

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 The entrepreneurial mindset is one of the most enthusiastic and passionate groups of people. They tackle life and business with zeal unmatched by others. This can be a learned trait if you want to become a successful business person. You can train your brain to be entrepreneurial. A characteristic of the entrepreneurial mindset is that they are goal-oriented. They will strive to plan and reach daily goals in life and business. You can achieve this characteristic with a plan of your own. Setting daily goals that you reach and then exceed will soon have you thinking with the this mindset.   Are you creative? This is a basic characteristic of anyone hoping to achieve the entrepreneurial mindset. Do you think of great ideas and follow through with them? Then you are well on your way to achieving great success.   You must always have a positive attitude. This is the true motto of the entrepreneurial mindset. Imagining the positive as the only outcome; never letting the negati...

Anthony Amoroso MD - Fast Facts on Physician Assistants

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 Ever envision a scenario where the demand for health care is so high that there are not enough physicians to respond to? Such scenario can be a reality as reported by a study from Council on Graduate Medical Education. The study indicates that the increase of population after 2015 will cause a surge in demand for physicians. This may lead to a shortage of 85,000 medical doctors by 2020. Such scenario may seem terrifying but no longer be worrisome as one can now obtain health care from physician assistants, professionals who practised under a supervising physician. They can now offer services traditionally rendered only by physicians such as diagnostic and therapeutic care, physical exams, prescribing medications and others.   Although performing most tasks conventionally carried out by physicians, PAs need not undergo many years of education and training as that required for a physician. Instead, their training lasts for three years or less. After graduating from a PA pro...

About Anthony Amoroso MD

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 Based in College Station, Texas, Dr. Anthony Amoroso MD is an emergency physician with US Acute Care Solutions and practices at a Level II trauma center. Credentialed to work in a number of critical access hospitals in rural Texas, Dr. Anthony Amoroso serves patient needs at an affiliated emergency center in Bryan. Dr. Amoroso’s responsibilities involve managing a busy location with high ambulance volume, and he also provides residents and rotating medical students with guidance. His entrepreneurial activities extend to serving as the founder and owner of Brazos Valley Charting, and he provides ER providers with chart transcriptions in real time. After attending the Texas Tech Medical School in Lubbock for his first two years of medical studies, Dr. Anthony Amoroso completed his MD at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In the early 2000s, he undertook a three-year residency at the St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit. In his free time, Dr. An...

Anthony Amoroso MD - Successfully Finding a Physician Job

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 If you have successfully survived your residency, but were unable to secure gainful employment afterward, it's time to put one final coat of polish on your resume and find a physician job. Finding the proper fit when seeking a physician job is important during your search and knowing where to look can often be half the battle.  Before sifting through a mountain of physician job postings, take a moment to collect everything you will need to present yourself properly. A well put together resume can often be the most effective calling card, and should include a position-specific cover letter and letters of recommendation from reputable sources. Obtain letters of recommendation from some of the professionals that you were associated with while in residency, or consult other physicians who may be able to attest to your abilities. Additionally, knowing what type of position you're looking for will assist you in narrowing your search results to find more accurate job postings. ...

Anthony Amoroso MD - Main Differences Between Physicians and Physician Assistants

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 At often times, the physician assistant is sometimes seen as the physician's representative. They're seen as the person who is trained and supervised under the supervision of the physician according to his or her field of specialty and scope of practice. The physician can be a dentist, a psychologists, a surgeon, a general health practitioner or something else, and it's the PA who has to be able to adapt to the physician's specialty. The PA and the physician are meant to work collaboratively so that they give their patients the best medical care and treatment. Even with all this being the way it is, there are still distinguishable differences between these 2 health care workers. Differences between the PA and the physician are.... -The amount of school involved in becoming either a PA or a physician. PAs don't have to be in school for nearly a decade to become certified whereas physicians can be in school for 14 years or more. Physicians have to get intern at a hos...