SMEC

A phrase originally used by hospital administrators as an insult to beat physicians into submission, "Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care" was reclaimed by physicians as "SMEC" to justify their reasons for practicing medicine at Nebraska Medicine when they could, should, and wish to be literally anywhere else.

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Patient A got transferred to our hospital for a little bit of SMEC.

by dr. smec April 27, 2024