Rambod A. Rouhbakhsh, MD, Discusses Academic Family Medicine and Clinical Research with American Medical Association
Rambod A. Rouhbakhsh, MD, a physician with Hattiesburg Clinic Clinical Research, recently discussed his specialty with the American Medical Association (AMA).
With 20 years of experience, Dr. Rouhbakhsh emphasizes the difference in being a clinical doctor versus working primarily on the academic side.
“My work is cognitively more challenging in academics, but it is less intense,” he says. “Teaching is a remarkable joy, and I would encourage anyone who enjoys that to consider academic family medicine.”
A typical week for Dr. Rouhbakhsh involves several elements of work, depending on the day. Mondays are teaching days, Tuesdays are recruitment and administrative days, Wednesdays are program and institutional development days and Thursdays and Fridays are clinical research days. As someone in a leadership position, he says he now rarely finds quiet time to create a work product, so some of his most meaningful work is done after hours.
Dr. Rouhbakhsh expands on his appreciation for the flexibility and opportunity that comes along with family medicine.
“In family medicine, you can become whatever you want to become. It gives you sufficient background to discover your passions, which sometimes may be being a true generalist and having your hand in everything all the time. In that way, this specialty is extremely rewarding because it gives you the most tools to take care of the largest group of people in the most practical way.”
Follow the link to read the full interview: https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/specialty-profiles/what-it-s-academic-family-medicine-shadowing-dr-rouhbakhsh
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About Hattiesburg Clinic Clinical Research:
Clinical research focuses on making advancements in medical technology. It helps determine the safety and efficacy of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatments. The research may include prevention, treatment, diagnosis or relieving symptoms of a disease.
About Hattiesburg Clinic:
Hattiesburg Clinic is Mississippi’s largest privately-owned, multispecialty clinic. Founded in 1963, Hattiesburg Clinic has expanded to include over 450 physicians and providers, along with 2,500 employees, serving patients across more than 17 counties in Mississippi. Hattiesburg Clinic is committed to being the health care provider of choice in the communities we serve.