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Welling M. The Norman M. Military medicine is a unique type of group practice. It can be very rewarding because of the quality of appreciative patients and fellow providers. The lifestyle has challenges, especially in time of war.
This article describes many of the advantages and challenges of military medicine. The purpose of this article is to describe the practice of colorectal surgery within the military.
I would like to beg the reader's permission to write in the first-person tense and to use personal anecdotes to communicate better my ideas about this topic, one that is near and dear to me.
Perhaps a few words to establish my credibility: I spent 30 years on active duty in the U. Air Force, the last 15 of those years as a colorectal surgeon, and for many years I was Chief Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for colorectal surgery. I retired from active duty in Beyond retirement, I continue to practice colorectal surgery in a military medical center.
