The Vascular Voice - Inside the Editorial "A Call for Pay"
Release Date: 04/01/2026
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info_outlineJacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy) hosts an inside look at a timely and thought-provoking editorial published in The Vascular Specialist, the official news magazine of the Society for Vascular Surgery.
In this episode, we explore the evolving conversation around surgical call and compensation through the lens of the editorial “A Call for Call Pay.” The discussion challenges the traditional framing of call as simply part of the job and instead examines it as a measurable burden of availability that carries legal, financial, and personal implications. This conversation highlights why the valuation of call may represent one of the defining structural issues in modern vascular surgery practice.
Jacob speaks with Dr. Malachi G. Sheahan III about the motivation behind the piece, how hospital systems value call, what the true cost of call coverage is, and what the future may hold if the current model remains unchanged.
Show Guest
Dr. Malachi G. Sheahan III is Professor and Chair of Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He previously served as Program Director for both the fellowship and integrated residency in vascular surgery at LSU. Nationally, Dr. Sheahan serves as Secretary of the Society for Vascular Surgery and as Chief Medical Editor of The Vascular Specialist. With more than two decades in academic surgery, he is a recognized leader in vascular education, workforce policy, and advocacy within the specialty.
Resources and Social Media
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Read the editorial: “A Call for Call Pay” – The Vascular Specialist
Special thanks to Dr. Malachi G. Sheahan III for sharing his time and insight and for his ongoing contributions to vascular surgery.
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