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Urban, Suburban, or Rural Practice: Pros and Cons
Many physicians dream of the day they get the free agency to choose their desired locale, rather than have their geography determined by fate. From city skylines to cornfields, there are pros and cons to every style of practice. Here is one physician’s perspective on the differences between urban, suburban, and rural practice.
Read more8 Signs You Should Avoid That Potential Employer
While financial incentives are a big motivator for jobs, it can be a nightmare working for a bad boss. Therefore, it is important to recognize red flags in the interview process and beyond when vetting a new employer. Here are 8 tips that you might want to pass over on that prospective job offer.
Read moreReduce Workplace Stress and Thrive
It is common knowledge that stress decreases worker productivity and impairs employee happiness, but the long-term effects are much worse. This is why it is important to take charge of your relationship with work and manage it in a healthy way to prosper in both personal and professional life. Here are a few tips on workplace stress reduction.
Read moreHow to Make the Most of Your Clinical Physician Job…
No job is perfect, but we all strive for career satisfaction. Therefore, it’s important to make the most of your current position. For those in a clinical healthcare setting, this can mean identifying what you like about your current job and gaining new perspective. Here are 6 tips on how to make the most of your clinical job.
Read moreInterview Tips for New Healthcare Providers
In this article Dr. Faith Coleman provides some excellent tips about securing an interview, and the interview process, for doctors, nurses, and anyone who is coming out of training and seeking their first new job in healthcare.
Read moreA Different Script – Preparing for Legal Issues in Life and Medicine
Dr. Mitchel Swindt offers his experience-based opinion on preparing for legal eventualities in your professional and personal life with the assistance of expert counsel.
Read moreHow to Handle a Poor Performance Review
Performance reviews can be anxiety-inducing, but what about in the catastrophic worst-case-scenario? After testing, you receive a horrible grade of your performance that leaves something to be desired. How do you best recover gracefully from such a blow?
Read morePhysician Curriculum Vitae Tips: Selling Career Accomplishments
In this post Dr. Faith Coleman provides some tips for selling your career accomplishments in your curriculum vitae.
Read moreAlternative Career Options for the Burned Out Physician
For physicians burned out by the busy nature of patient care, there is great reassurance in knowing about the plethora of alternative career options available. From writing to consulting, here is a list of diverging career paths doctors can take when leaving medical practice.
Read moreLimitations and Pitfalls of Telemedicine
The landscape of telemedicine is vast. New companies sprout often, and the structure varies widely. The following comments are based on the author’s decade of providing startup advice to new companies and delivering consults on various telemedicine platforms for companies spread across the country.
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