01/04/2023    

QUERIES (HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES)

Query: Obtaining Surgical Privileges  After Child Care Leave

 

I got married during my first year of residency and had my first child in my first year of practicing. I logged a handful of cases in my first 10 months but decided to take some maternity leave which never seemed to end. I just did not want to leave my child with someone else to care and raise and opted to be a stay-at-home mom. I opened an office in my house and kept the practice limited to "general podiatry", with evening hours and weekend hours when my husband was able to trade childcare duties with me. I would send surgical cases to my ex-residency partners or classmates. It is now 10 years later and I would like to utilize the skills I was taught in my residency. 

 

I recently applied to the local hospitals for staff privileges and they are asking me how many surgeries I have done in the past 2 years. I filled in zero, which is the truth. I was called up by the credentials committee who informed me they would not be able to give me approval for surgical privileges for cases I haven't done in the past couple of years. My hospital does not have a podiatry chief; the department is under the Orthopedic Dept. I have a meeting with the head of the Dept. in 2 weeks. Any advice would be appreciated. 

 

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