Blog Posts from February, 2020

How to Recognize "Job Spam" from Legitimate Job Offers

By Laura Gilroy, MD - February 28, 2020

Recruiters can be very useful in navigating the job selection and hiring process, especially for newly graduated residents who are unfamiliar with the specificities of this next step. It is important to keep in mind that this is an industry, and to keep informed so as to avoid being taken advantage of along the way.

How to Recognize "Job Spam" from Legitimate Job Offers

What a Nurse Manager is Evaluating During Your Interview

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - February 26, 2020

By focusing on what a nurse manager is likely to be evaluating, you can enhance your chances of getting the nursing job you want and succeeding in your nursing career.

What a Nurse Manager is Evaluating During Your Interview

What Is A “Rock Star” Doctor?

By David Beran, DO - February 24, 2020

Many physicians possess some of these characteristics, but excellent physicians possess them all. Seamlessly integrating them into an excellent patient care experience is what makes you a rock star.

7 Tips for Writing a Great Recommendation Letter

By Susan Gulliford CPRW - February 21, 2020

A member of your team asked you to write a letter of recommendation for her. While it is sad when a valued colleague moves on professionally, you want to showcase her talents in the most effective manner possible. However, you do not want to spend hours writing a recommendation letter for medical school or a new position. There are several steps you can take to quickly write an effective letter of recommendation for someone pursuing a new position or graduate education.

7 Tips for Writing a Great Recommendation Letter

How to Leverage Social Media for Healthcare Recruitment

By Riia O'Donnell - February 19, 2020

With up to 90% of physicians alone on social and professional media sites, healthcare institutions, large and small, should make their institution’s presence known.

How to Leverage Social Media for Healthcare Recruitment

A Few Reasons to Be Excited About Healthcare in 2020

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - February 17, 2020

The pace of innovation in healthcare would bring a quizzical smile to the forefathers of medicine. By living in the future, brilliant minds are radically altering all aspects of the medical arena in today's world.

A Few Reasons to Be Excited About Healthcare in 2020

Resident/Medical Student Burnout and How to Fight It

By James L West, MD - February 12, 2020

Articles describing physician burnout have dominated the medical reporting landscape recently. The problem is widespread, as many as 44% of physicians met the criteria for burnout in recent studies. The consequences are severe – physicians complete suicide at twice the rate of the general population. While this epidemic is being recognized in attending physicians, the roots of the epidemic have not been fully addressed. Often, by the time that physicians have been worn down to contemplating or attempting suicide, they have been dealing with burnout and depression for much longer. The roots of this current epidemic, and the key to effectively preventing it, lie in the medical training pipeline.