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NEWS
Education is Center Stage at
Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center
Robert Pugach, MD Trains Physicians and Speaks to Local High School
Students
Los Alamitos , CA, July
2011
In May 2011, Dr. Robert Pugach was invited to be part of a physician
group that hosted local high school students who are interested in a
career in health care. Most of them were considering an educational
path that would take them to medical school to become doctors.
"Talking to students is always an enjoyable and fascinating
experience. Their innocence and openness as they investigate
becoming a physician are wonderful,” says Dr. Pugach.
Sample of questions and Dr. Pugach's answers:
Q: How long
it takes to become a physician?
A: Many were
amazed to learn that the answer is from 11 to 18 years after high
school graduation, depending upon their choice of medical field.
Q: What kind of
personal life a doctor has given his or her choice of practice type
and specialty, i.e. What is it like as a solo practice in obstetrics
vs. a group practice in general surgery? How many on call hours are
typical, how much vacation time does one get, etc.
A: More and
more, upcoming generations of doctors are looking to ensure that
they have personal time for themselves as opposed to past
generations where time off was a luxury.
Q: How does
a doctor keeps a positive outlook and compassion for patients when
dealing with the emotion of daily life and death issues for his or
her patients?
A: There was
no easy answer to that one but the keys, as expressed by Dr. Pugach,
were maintaining a balance between time at work and time at home and
having a strong support system at home so that a physician can enjoy
time away from the office. Doing that allows doctors to maintain
the compassion that leads them to the sacrifices of a medical career
and provide the best treatment for each individual patient.
Training Physicians on High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
In April 2011, Dr. Robert Pugach and 15 other urologists from around
the world left their practices and convened in Charlotte, North
Carolina to teach each other about the most effective techniques for
training other physicians to perform High Intensity Focused
Ultrasound (HIFU) to treat prostate cancer. HIFU is the non-invasive
technique to treat prostate cancer that can eliminate the serious
side effects of surgery and radiation such as permanent urine
leakage and erectile dysfunction (ED). This meeting was an important
forum for the world’s leading experts to exchange ideas as Dr.
Pugach and other physicians certified to teach HIFU to other doctors
get ready for US approval of this remarkable technology.
Call today if you would like
to schedule Dr. Robert Pugach for your community or civic
group/association, call Kim at:
Call: 888-735-4336
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