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All Posts by David Beran, DO

About David Beran, DO

I am a practicing emergency physician with academic and administrative roles. I work full time as a medical director but am exploring multiple non-clinical avenues for my medical and public health degrees. Aside from blogging on www.theprescientdoc.com, I work in file review, consulting, research and expert witnessing.

The Cons of Consistency in Scheduling in Medicine: Why You Might Miss Shift Work

routine scheduling drawbacks

Shift work as a physician can be rather draining, but a consistent routine comes with its own drawbacks you might not expect. From feeling trapped on weekends to missing the diversity of your inconsistent work schedule, learn what you need to know before making the switch.

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Exciting Opportunity in a Town Far Away: Why Locums May Not Be Right for You

why locums may not be for you

Locum tenens work can be an exciting and rewarding career path. However, with with the steep learning curves, financial instability, and general uncertainty it brings, locums is not for everyone. Here are a few things to consider before signing that locums contract.

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Why Locum Tenens Work is Truly an Adventure (and worth it!)

why locum tenens work is an adventure

Emergency medicine physicians tend to receive a lot of offers for locum tenens work. But is the excitement of a new adventure worth the uncertainty? Emergency medicine physician David Beran shares his thoughts on why he thinks so, with the opportunities for travel, flexible scheduling, and higher pay.

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Physicians: To Change Your Career, Change Your Perspective

changing careers

There are countless alternative career options for physicians, but more often than not, we fall into the sunk costs fallacy. We already spent a decade in school and hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans, and now we want to leave that job? This doesn’t seem conducive to any good state of mind, so when changing careers, it’s important to also change your perspective.

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How 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.

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Alternative Careers in Medicine: Internal Consulting

Alternative Careers in medicine: internal consulting

If you’re tired of the daily grind with patient work and aren’t up to the busy traveling life of external consulting, internal consulting may be an interesting career option. Here are 8 questions about the profession dissected for easy comprehension.

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11 Questions Physicians Should Ask During A Job Interview

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While you must be prepared to answer questions in a job interview, you must also be equally prepared to ask questions of your own. Here are 11 questions that are sure to get you all the information you need regarding your prospective new employer.

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7 Reasons Why I Chose To Be A Generalist Physician

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In a profession filled with dozens of different specialties, I chose to be a generalist. But with so many diverging paths, why opt for something more general? The flexibility of this physician career path alone is enough to make it enticing for many, but here are seven reasons why I chose to be a generalist.

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Tips to Improve Well-Being for Healthcare Providers During the Pandemic

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The ongoing pandemic has taken quite a toll beyond just physically. Mental exhaustion, burnout, and fatigue are only a few of the problems facing those working on the frontlines in the healthcare field. Here are 6 wellbeing tips to help remedy the problems faced by all those in the field.

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How to Tell if a Hospital’s Culture is a Good Fit for You

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Culture is the unmeasurable experience of being there day to day.

Fortunately, unmeasurable doesn’t mean undiscoverable. You can gain insight into the culture of a prospective workplace before you sign a contract by implementing the following strategies…

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