Category: Advice
Healthcare Professionals’ Tell All: The Hangover Guide
'It was for a good cause.' Ringing in the new year is a fun time to gather with your loved ones and say goodbye to last year and hello to a season [...]
To Receive or Not to Receive, That is the Question with Patient Gifts
Ah, the holidays - the season of giving. It’s the time of year when patients want to express their gratitude for your care with gifts that may ran [...]
Feeling Overworked? Check Out Some Tips to Combat Physician Burnout
You are burned out and seriously considering whether you should leave medicine. You feel distracted and worry that your patient care is beginning [...]
Handcuffed By Medical School Loans
Medical school left you with a mountain of student debt. Statistics show that 81% of 2015 medical school graduates owe more than $180,000 in medic [...]
So, You Graduated Med School. Now You Need a Career.
You have studied and trained in your specialty and now you are ready to define your career path. The question is where, how, and with whom? These [...]
5 Tips to Surviving Relationships in Residency
The running joke in medical circles is, "How do you hide money from a surgeon? Tape it to his kid's forehead." A bit crass, but many residents will ag [...]
5 Ways for Doctors to Reduce Their Taxes This Year
Nearly every physician I know thinks he pays too much in taxes. Most of them are right. This largely stems from not understanding how the tax code [...]
Improve Patient Care by Increasing Self-Awareness
The increasing prevalence of patient satisfaction surveys and patient choice are shining a spotlight on the importance of communication skills and per [...]