Dr. Malone, I read your story with great interest. I too was born, raised, educated and raised my family in Orange County, CA. I graduated from UCSB in 1979 and those four years were some of the best in my life. I met my future wife there. I graduated from UCLA med school in 1983, completed my Internal Medicine residency in 1986 and went…
Dr. Malone, I read your story with great interest. I too was born, raised, educated and raised my family in Orange County, CA. I graduated from UCSB in 1979 and those four years were some of the best in my life. I met my future wife there. I graduated from UCLA med school in 1983, completed my Internal Medicine residency in 1986 and went on to practice in Orange County. I moved to Tennessee in 2013 for an amazing job and more importantly to escape the declining state I was born and grew up in. I share many of your feelings and experiences. Keep up the good fight.
Did you ever rotate onto UCLA’s 1-West Neurology or the Neurology Clinic in the Neuropsychiatric Hospital? I trained there, did a neuro-otology fellowship with Bob Baloh, and served as Chief of Clinical Neurological Services from 82-87. Did you know IM resident Helen Blumen? A surgeon and I joined Helen in writing clinical guidelines for Milliman Care Guidelines for several years. But I saw the “writing on the wall“ for the practice of medicine in California with the onslaught of so-called managed care. I got an MBA at the Anderson school of management And was a medical director or chief medical officer of several different medical entities, always staying focus on utilization management, to preserve doctors the freedom of practice. But I think it was ultimately a lost cause. My wife and I happily retired away from Los Angeles but because we have 10 grand children here i’ll probably die here. Best wishes.
I was in medical school in class at UCLA 79/80 and 80/81. I did the majority of my 3rd and 4th years at Harbor. I did my IM residency at St Mary’s in Long Beach and did most of my UCLA rotations at Harbor. I was Chief Resident at St Mary’s 86/87 then went into practice with Bristol Park Medical Group in Orange County. I don’t remember a Dr Blumen. The only Neuro-Otologist I work with was at Hoag hospital. I still have a few cousins and aunts in CA. My dad and my entire family left in 2013. Keep up the good fight. Dan
Harbor was one of our neurology residents rotations. Great place for medical education. Bristol Park had an excellent reputation. I see you have an MBA. I got one at the Anderson school when I began to realize that our profession was going “managed-care“. I ended up managing large medical groups but always focused on making sure that utilization management looked out for the patients , As that was the department that could truly do harm to them. My wife and I retired four years ago to San Diego and the only reason we’re still in California is we have three children and 10 grandchildren still living in California. Best wishes.
Dr. Malone, I read your story with great interest. I too was born, raised, educated and raised my family in Orange County, CA. I graduated from UCSB in 1979 and those four years were some of the best in my life. I met my future wife there. I graduated from UCLA med school in 1983, completed my Internal Medicine residency in 1986 and went on to practice in Orange County. I moved to Tennessee in 2013 for an amazing job and more importantly to escape the declining state I was born and grew up in. I share many of your feelings and experiences. Keep up the good fight.
Did you ever rotate onto UCLA’s 1-West Neurology or the Neurology Clinic in the Neuropsychiatric Hospital? I trained there, did a neuro-otology fellowship with Bob Baloh, and served as Chief of Clinical Neurological Services from 82-87. Did you know IM resident Helen Blumen? A surgeon and I joined Helen in writing clinical guidelines for Milliman Care Guidelines for several years. But I saw the “writing on the wall“ for the practice of medicine in California with the onslaught of so-called managed care. I got an MBA at the Anderson school of management And was a medical director or chief medical officer of several different medical entities, always staying focus on utilization management, to preserve doctors the freedom of practice. But I think it was ultimately a lost cause. My wife and I happily retired away from Los Angeles but because we have 10 grand children here i’ll probably die here. Best wishes.
I was in medical school in class at UCLA 79/80 and 80/81. I did the majority of my 3rd and 4th years at Harbor. I did my IM residency at St Mary’s in Long Beach and did most of my UCLA rotations at Harbor. I was Chief Resident at St Mary’s 86/87 then went into practice with Bristol Park Medical Group in Orange County. I don’t remember a Dr Blumen. The only Neuro-Otologist I work with was at Hoag hospital. I still have a few cousins and aunts in CA. My dad and my entire family left in 2013. Keep up the good fight. Dan
Harbor was one of our neurology residents rotations. Great place for medical education. Bristol Park had an excellent reputation. I see you have an MBA. I got one at the Anderson school when I began to realize that our profession was going “managed-care“. I ended up managing large medical groups but always focused on making sure that utilization management looked out for the patients , As that was the department that could truly do harm to them. My wife and I retired four years ago to San Diego and the only reason we’re still in California is we have three children and 10 grandchildren still living in California. Best wishes.