Welcome to the early spring installment of “Ask the Expert!” Many of us have been presented with dashboards, charts/tables, and proposals relating to the organization and economics of our practices, questioning “Why do you need so many people?” and “Why can't you cover all these locations?” Many such inquiries, especially when coming from unenlightened administrators, can seem counterintuitive or nonsensical. No big deal: This month we welcome Dr. Amr Abouleish, an expert on practice management and perioperative medicine, who will educate us on a proper approach to staffing.
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Amr, thank you for joining us. Please describe your current position and responsibilities.
At my university, I am full-time clinical faculty specializing in pediatric anesthesiology. I have administrative roles as chief of pediatric anesthesiology as well as chair of our promotions committee. Outside my university,...