Welcome to The Business of Surgery, a brand-new 12-part summer series on FEM, MD.

Every week this summer, facial plastic surgeon Dr. Lauren Umstattd pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to build a successful private practice - from financing and hiring to marketing, leadership, pricing, and the mindset required to bet on yourself.

In Episode 1, Lauren starts with the most important question of all:

Should you even become an entrepreneur?

Drawing from her own experience building a thriving, physician-owned cosmetic surgery practice, she discusses:

• How to know if you're cut out for business ownership

• Risk tolerance and entrepreneurial mindset

• Why physicians struggle with imposter syndrome outside of medicine

• Learning to embrace failure in business

• Building your dream practice through intentional vision

• Why "just start" is often the best advice

• Autonomy vs. employment in medicine

• Why physicians deserve more control over how they practice

Whether you're a medical student, resident, attending physician, or simply curious about entrepreneurship in healthcare, this series offers an honest, practical look at building a career on your own terms.

Subscribe for new episodes of The Business of Surgery every week this summer.

Host: Dr. Lauren Umstattd

Connect with Lauren: @lauren_umstattd_md

Produced by: The Hippocratic Collective

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