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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 83:456 (2001)
© 2001 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The Orthopaedic Forum

Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Leave Full-Time Academic Positions for Private Practice

Roy A. Meals, MD

Roy A. Meals, MD University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, 100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90024-6970. E-mail address: rmeals@ucla.edu
No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article. No funds were received in support of this study.

By providing strong role models for medical students and residents, full-time medical school faculty members catalyze the renewal of their specialties. Not only are some students and residents attracted to specific specialties as a result of interactions with the faculty, but also some trainees are attracted to academic positions themselves. While faculty members may move away from the university and into private practice, job changes in the opposite direction are far less common.

The university loses expertise and continuity for residents and students as well as for patient care when a clinician leaves a full-time academic position for private practice. In an effort to identify the reasons that orthopaedic surgeons make such a career change, I analyzed the survey results of ninety-two orthopaedic surgeons who had left full-time academia for private practice between 1994 and 1998. The information may be useful for comparisons with other specialties and other time periods. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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