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4 Signs You Are Burning Out
…I wanted to share a few subtle signs of burnout that can change the trajectory of a medical career. With increased workload, requirements for electronic health record documentation, system inefficiencies and the normal day-to-day stresses of clinical practice, it is easy to see why a life in medicine has taken its toll on many physicians…
Read moreFacing the Challenges of Nurse Recruitment
Recruiting the best and brightest is always a challenge, no matter what industry you happen to find yourself in. However, the recruitment of nursing staff has proven to be a particularly challenging endeavor for human resources professionals working in the […]
Read moreCode Lavender: Healthcare Providers Caring for Themselves
Stress is an inherent part of working in the health care system. While health care providers become accustomed to the daily stressors involved in their jobs, some moments arise that push caregivers past their emotional limits. Whether these situations consist of the death of a colleague, a stressful interaction between two health care providers, a difficult patient situation, or a variety of other stress-inducing situations, “Code Lavender” may be just what the doctor ordered.
Read moreThe Perspective of Time – Advice for New and Resident Physicians
The tendency to look back and impose self-criticism for the past is an all too common human tendency. A more robust strategy involves looking far ahead – not just dreaming, but making a detailed plan after careful analysis of goals, […]
Read moreDating as a Physician
He looked at me and said in a thick Southern drawl, “Don’t get your honey where you make your money.” I smiled and nodded, never to forget the advice from my friend Chris about dating classmates. It can’t be that […]
Read moreEthical Dilemmas in Nursing
One of the many reasons you may have chosen a career in nursing was a desire to help people. Even though you want to provide the best care possible for your patients, sometimes there are gray areas. If you work […]
Read moreWhat to Expect – First Semester in Medical School
I gazed out of the window of the Cessna aircraft carrying a total of 3 passengers, thinking about how far I had come, and how far I had yet to go, while I struggled to keep my mind off of […]
Read moreHealthcare Needs a Smooth Integration of Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
Our current system of healthcare delivery needs to change if it is to accommodate the influx of millions of newly insured patients and a looming physician shortage of massive proportions. There are about 1 million physicians currently practicing in the […]
Read moreNational Doctors’ Day – Honoring Our Physicians
The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. The date was the anniversary of the first use […]
Read moreTop Ten Reasons Physician Assistant is a Great Career
So many surveys and business journals come out each year to tell us what we already know in our hearts to be true – we are very lucky to be physician assistants. It’s a great profession. We are given the […]
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