Despite appearances, some physicians and hospitals are forced to rely on reps:
. . . the most urgent reason we need our reps is that hospitals are low on trained staff these days. With the myriad parts and pieces it takes to do a spine fusion, knee replacement or robotic prostatectomy, operating room staffs need help keeping the trays and trays of little parts organized and ready for action. In community hospitals especially, with no layer of surgical-resident help to keep things organized, OR staffs rely on product reps to set up and get them through procedures smoothly. And as more and more of our nurses are immigrants from countries that don’t have such amazing medical technology, the rep’s job in the hospital has become even more essential.
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What a truly sloppy article. It conflates drug reps with surgical ones- a tremendous difference to anyone who’s paying attention. And for your information most of the drug reps are in fact not “babes.” I doubt the majority are women of any stripe.
Kevin, You’re doing a disservice by using the lede in your post.
Pardon my error: I meant to say that most SURGICAL reps are neither “babes” or women.
Hey, most of the (drug) reps I see are babes.
anonymous 3:10 most are babes
Most of the drug reps I see are babes.
I guess reading the correction was a bit tough on you all. Repeat:
most SURGICAL equipment reps are NOT babes; are not in fact women.
The criticism of this sloppy article is in reference to equating Pharma babes (yes they exist- will that satisfy you now?) with reps who deal with surgical equipment. It would make it appear taht surgeons are forever taking pens, cups, stuffed animals, dinners, lunches, calendars, paper weights etc from surgical equipment reps. That is not the case.
I’m not a surgeon, so most of the reps I see are babes.
I know one thing, no hospital or surgeon has ever called me to organize trays or set things up. They know better. They are inserviced on that procedure and then I am there for the surgeon during surgery because he has never used most of the technology that I sell. On average I will do 4 cases with him and then he is on his own. If they can’t set up a room or organize trays then I might as well play golf because your wasting my time.
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