TRAINING DAY
Patient care at Scott & White through
the eyes of the ER chief resident
Scott & White is rated among the top 15 teaching hospitals, placing it among the
elite medical residency programs in the nation. Micheal Spohn, MD, chief resident,
Emergency Department at Scott & White Healthcare, says the Scott & White name
carries a reputation that goes a long way toward opening doors for residents. “Folks
who have worked here go straight to work in responsible positions and are way above
their peers. Hospitals want more doctors with that kind of experience,” he says.
r. Spohn is a decorated officer
who served 20 years in the US
Air Force, several of those years
as a flight surgeon, a physician who
provides general medical care to aviation
professionals. This experience convinced
him that he wanted to be formally trained
in emergency medicine so he came to
Scott & White in 2006 to complete his
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residency. “I enjoy every aspect of medicine,
and that’s what you get in the emergency
room,” he says. “It’s a smorgasbord—
something different every day.”
A day in the life
A bustling Monday morning in early
November is no exception. There is a
steady but managea