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Why Many Experienced Physicians Prefer Smaller Communities
Practicing medicine in a smaller community is different on many levels. Challenges and opportunities exist, and embracing a career move to a mid-sized or small community is the perfect way to avoid stagnation and reinvigorate a physician’s career.
Read more5 Self Care Tips to Save Your Healthcare Career and Your Sanity
You work hard. Day and night, evenings and weekends, holidays and celebrations. You work, giving your time and energy to take care of everybody else. But who takes care of you? Who takes care of the healthcare provider? You’re tired […]
Read moreThe Patient Centered Medical Home: Can You Afford to Pay the Rent?
My nose wriggled as it often does when I smell something unusual, but with all this talk about Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), I wanted to explore the concept and do some investigating of my own. Soon after embarking on […]
Read moreA Reflection on My Time in Residency
I knew I wanted to be a physician when I was 5 years old. Whether by parental grooming or destiny, I proudly proclaimed my intents throughout my childhood. I fondly look back on my teenage years spent accumulating accolades to “beef up” my resume and make me stand out in the sea of “outstanding scholars.”
Read moreMemorandum and Information on Physician Immigration: J-1 Waiver and H-1B Visas
Physicians that are participating in U.S. medical school residency programs but have graduated from medical school abroad are generally known as Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs). FMGs come to the U.S. to obtain medical training and are usually on either a […]
Read moreMust Attend Conferences for Physicians Exploring Entrepreneurship
The landscape for physicians to explore entrepreneurship is both exciting and intimidating. Healthcare professionals by nature are adept at problem solving and rely on creativity blended with insight to influence the direction of patients’ lives. This skill set is perfectly positioned to put physicians at the forefront of the entrepreneurial engine.
Read moreHealth Care Workers Benefit from Spending Time in Nature
Spending time in nature is an important aspect of self-care for healthcare workers. Nature enhances mental and physical well–being. It boosts creativity and brain function. Exposure to nature is especially helpful for healthcare workers due to the intensity of our jobs, physical demands, and the technical environments in which we work.
Read moreHow Does the Current Health Insurance Debate Affect Private Practice in the USA?
The future poses many possible changes to healthcare and its related method of insurance coverage. The focus of healthcare in the USA has not yet been established. Is the intent to cover as many people as possible, control spiraling costs, or make health insurance a personal choice to accept or reject? This debate may not be settled any time soon. Can private practice survive this storm?
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 […]
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