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View all postsWhat are My Options if I'm Tired of Medicine?
By Jack Isler, MD - June 25, 2018
There are many op-eds stating how you can leave medicine and make almost as much money doing other jobs. I don’t find this to be true at all. Yes, there could be a few jobs that meet the level of income from practicing medicine, but they are few and difficult to get. Be realistic about the loss in income when you leave medicine. Plan ahead for this change. If it were easy to leave medicine and retain the income, a significantly higher percentage would be leaving.
The Day After Residency: How to Maximize Your Career in Medicine
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - June 21, 2018
Your career in medicine will span several decades. Don’t become complacent and assume what you know now is the best and only option for your patients. Keep a curious mind and push yourself to explore interests and passions; your patients will thank you for it.
Dear Resident Physicians
By Faith A. Coleman, MD - June 14, 2018
Soon you’ll finish residency and you may be wondering, “What’s next?” Some of you will start fellowships, but most of you will practice your specialty. You may be looking for opportunities that are a good match with your needs and wants. Virtually all of you are looking forward to greater income. I hope that this ending is also a beginning – renew your commitment to the life-long learning that is medicine.
Physician Practice Models - The Hospitalist
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - June 12, 2018
Finishing your training is “transitioning” to a life vastly different from the one you’re leaving. While the specialty of Hospital Medicine is one of the many choices available to you, the life of a hospitalist, like Hotel California, can be Heaven or it can be Hell.
The Best Cities in the Midwest for a Career in Healthcare
By Crystal Jones RN - June 7, 2018
If the Midwest is calling you home, or you have always wanted to live in the region famous for acres of farmland, friendly people, and a laid back lifestyle here are the best cities to live in.
A Medical Doctor's First Day
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - June 5, 2018
The ink on your graduation diploma isn’t even dry yet. It is 6:59 AM on July 1, a minute before 7 AM on the day all shiny, new doctors begin working as real doctors for the first time.
I Now Pronounce You Doctor & Doctor - Partnership Practices
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - May 29, 2018
Don’t fool yourself. A medical partnership is indeed a marriage, so some caveats are in order before “marrying” into that partnership.
Top 10 Most Unhealthy Jobs in Healthcare (and the Secret to Surviving)
By Crystal Jones RN - May 10, 2018
These 10 healthcare jobs are considered the unhealthiest jobs in healthcare. But please, don’t give up on working in healthcare! You are a needed and necessary part of a healthy society. I’ll share 5 secrets to surviving these top 10 most unhealthy jobs.
Benefits of Joining a Multi-Specialty Group Practice
By Gerard DiLeo, MD - May 8, 2018
A new construct that takes the “smaller town” motif to the next level is the large multi-specialty group. In this, there is a group of doctors of each specialty practicing under a much larger, shared overhead of a constellation of specialty groups. It has all of the good features of the large single-specialty group in that there is help and assistance within your specialty, decreased costs of practicing (translated, higher net income), and you’re never at the mercy of someone calling in sick—even if it’s you.
5 Tips to Outsmart the AI Recruiting Process
By Crystal Jones RN - April 26, 2018
AI recruiters are designed to pick out the best of the candidates and showcase them to the human recruiter. Set up your application, resume, and online presence to wow the AI recruiter and your human recruiter will be ready to be wowed by you, too.
