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Rural surgery is a global issue: The perspective of an Argentine surgeon
The challenges and benefits of practicing surgery in rural Argentina are highlighted in this column.
New Advisory Council for Rural Surgery offers several programs during Clinical Congress
As part of a commitment to surgeons who practice outside metropolitan areas, the Board of Regents established the ACS Advisory Council for Rural Surgery during its June 2012 meeting.
Dr. Hughes named rural health care practitioner of the year
Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS, a native of Dallas, TX, was named Rural Healthcare Practitioner of the Year on April 1 by the National Rural Healthcare Association (NRHA). Dr. Hughes has maintained a broad general surgery practice for the past 16 years at McPherson Hospital in McPherson, KS, a town of 13,000 with a surrounding […]
Dr. Hughes elected to six-year term on American Board of Surgery
Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FACS, was recently elected to a six-year term, beginning July 1, as an at-large director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), the national certifying body for general surgeons and related specialists. Dr. Hughes, a community surgeon from McPherson, KS, was one of 65 candidates drawn from an open nomination process. […]
