Young Doctors in Love with Long Term Care

03/25/09 • 0 min

Guest: Cari Levy, MD
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD

A growing number of young physicians are choosing to work in long term care medicine— a specialty in which high job satisfaction is generally reported. Dr. Cari Levy, assistant professor and director of palliative care at the Denver Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, tells host Dr. Eric Tangalos what she finds most appealing about working in long term care medicine. They take a wide-angle look at the field, from how physicians working in long term care facilities stay connected to a network of fellow geriatricians, to the financial viability of the specialty.

Guest: Cari Levy, MD
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD

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Guest: Charles Cefalu, MD MS
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD

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