SALT LAKE CITY, UT April 11, 2018
“Rural doctors are nothing more than triage officers for non-compliant opinionated patients.”
“Family physicians should not deliver babies.”
“Primary care is just dealing with colds, flu, physical exams. Boring!”
These are just a few of the myths Dr. Jim Damos of Merrimac, Wisconsin encountered in medical school and through his thirty-six years of practicing medicine. But he knows they are far from the truth, and he means to dispel them in his book, now under contract with E. L. Marker™.
“At each stage of my career,” Damos explained. “I gained a new appreciation for what it means to be a rural doctor and how vital family doctors are to the small towns they serve.”
Damos was a rural family physician for twenty-four of his thirty-six-year career and recognizes his fellow rural physicians as unsung heroes. He emphasizes the bond that doctors can create in a community.
“My own family has faced childhood cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. We have been able to meet these illnesses with the support of relationships which are amplified in a small community.”
When Damos approached WiDo Publishing, he remarked, “I found [the staff] to be kind and patient. I sensed they would know how to help me express myself most eloquently.”
The WiDo team was equally endeared to Damos and his endeavor. “The narratives are touching, humorous, and educational,” submissions editor, Joseph Jones states. “We look forward to bringing Jim’s experiences to all levels of healthcare professionals, and to anyone else who loves a good story.”
For recreation, Jim enjoys fishing and golf. He would still downhill ski if he could and loves being with family and friends outdoors. To relax with a good book, he opens a Robert Ludlum thriller or something inspirational and spiritual. And, of course, he intermingles this with medical literature.
Jim Damos earned his MD from St. Louis University, and after ten years of rural practice, went on to teach at the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine in Madison and Baraboo. Over the years, Jim has received numerous awards; most notably: the Patient Care Award for Innovation in Family Medicine Education. He earned this for being the co-concept originator (along with colleague Dr. John Beasley) and first editor of the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) course. Now under the guidance of the American Academy of Family Physicians, more than 160,000 maternity care providers have completed this training in over sixty countries.
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