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Advancing Your Nursing Career Doesn’t Always Require More Training
Nursing is a highly academic field that is becoming increasingly more competitive. Hospitals and clinics are in desperate need for qualified individuals to serve in many functions away from the bedside and clinic. What if you are ready to take the next steps in your career but aren’t sure what to do or where to go? Well, don’t worry — there are a lot of things you can do to set yourself up for career advancement without even leaving your current position or spending a dime for school.
Read moreHow to Deal With Social Issues in the Medical Setting
In my short career I’ve learned that, to excel as a physician, you have to do more than be able to regurgitate information. Be an example of comprehensive understanding, cohesion, and humility.
Read moreHow Health Care Providers Can Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey
We all want to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey. There are several ways for healthcare providers to help the victims and those providing relief services. Some of us can go to the disaster area. Those who can’t may help via […]
Read moreHow Good Doctors Can Become Good Leaders
Leadership is a skill. Like any skill, it comes easier to some people. However, many doctors can become good leaders by identifying important characteristics and practicing certain behaviors. If you are a physician, you probably read leadership articles that seem […]
Read more4 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 moreWhy Healthcare Professionals Are Killing Themselves
Working in the trenches of medicine requires stamina and mental fortitude. Fueling the body and mind is critical for optimal performance and patient care. Unfortunately, many healthcare professionals are killing themselves by what they put into their mouths.
Read moreDoctors, Know Your Rights! (What Employed Physicians Need to Know)
As an employee, you need to know that you have certain legal rights. Keep in mind this discussion concerns physicians who are employees, not independent contractors. Doctors need to know about these laws, too.
Read moreLessons of Freakonomics – USMLE Step 2 CS is Excellent at Revenue Generation
Last time I discussed the book Freakonomics and how it described that people do what they are incentivized to do– often to unintended results. Today I’m going to discuss a recently controversial aspect of medical education where Freakonomics applies, namely […]
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 moreHow the Corporatization of Medicine Saved My Life
The wake-up call came just a few years later. The stated merger with a larger national group was nothing of the sort. I soon found my pay restructured, pension wiped out, and profit sharing canceled. By then my family was firmly rooted in the community and moving was not an option. As I watched many of my colleagues and friends pack up and leave, I found myself drowning in this bleak new reality.
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