Just when organizations were formally recognizing that many of their physicians were seriously struggling with burnout...
The use of telemedicine at the point of care, specifically virtual patient-physician visits, transpired as the equivalent of a national crash course in digital health in 2020...
We all have different definitions of success in the workplace, and it’s important to be honest with ourselves about what those are.
Physicians should proceed from the premise that their questions are expected — and, ideally, welcomed
Approaching the job market as a dual physician (or really, any dual working member) family is tricky, because you have two members of a family who’ve invested a lot into their education and goals...
Nobody asks for their daily schedule during medical school or residency interviews. For years during medical training, you go to work when somebody tells you to, you take as much vacation as has been allotted to you...
The keys are allowing plenty of time and being prepared for possible delays...
Options are abundant for physicians with a good ‘webside’ manner and willingness to adapt, but due diligence is essential
As you approach the end of training, there’s a different decision that in many ways is much more complicated. Now you’ve got to figure out what that life you’ve been working so hard for actually looks like.
Self-assessment, up-front research, and ample time for interactions are key
Getting a business degree can be highly rewarding, but planning and foresight are essential.
Most physicians go into medicine fully expecting to spend their careers in patient care, and the vast majority do just that for three decades or so.