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View all posts5 Books to Read This Year
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - January 3, 2018
Life in the trenches of medicine can be taxing and having a ready escape for the mind is essential. A good book can wash away stress and recalibrate energy and attitude. Here are a few excellent reads to check out.
The Expanding Role of Telemedicine
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - December 26, 2017
Being part of the telemedicine evolution over the last six years has been an exciting component of medical practice. Several decades ago, I witnessed a pilot project connecting rural hospitals to tertiary
Why Many Experienced Physicians Prefer Smaller Communities
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - December 14, 2017
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.
5 Self Care Tips to Save Your Healthcare Career and Your Sanity
By Crystal Jones RN - December 12, 2017
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
The Patient Centered Medical Home: Can You Afford to Pay the Rent?
By Michelle Boucher - November 9, 2017
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
A Reflection on My Time in Residency
By Nora Ekeanya D.O. - November 7, 2017
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.”
Memorandum and Information on Physician Immigration: J-1 Waiver and H-1B Visas
By Sid Chary, Esq. - October 26, 2017
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.
Must Attend Conferences for Physicians Exploring Entrepreneurship
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - October 12, 2017
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.
Health Care Workers Benefit from Spending Time in Nature
By Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG - October 10, 2017
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.
How Does the Current Health Insurance Debate Affect Private Practice in the USA?
By Jack Isler, MD - October 5, 2017
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?