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Dealing with Bad Patient Outcomes

By David Beran, DO - July 16, 2019

Working in a high-liability specialty for the past nine years, I have received the news of bad outcomes several times. It never gets easier—and frankly I think that if it does, it's a good sign that I should probably quit clinical medicine. Below is the process I go through and a few tips I wish I knew earlier on...

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Dealing with Bad Patient Outcomes

The Benefits of the Locums Life: An Option at Any Stage in Your Career

By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - July 2, 2019

Locums tenens literally means "place holder," and to many physicians, locums jobs have been just that—a temporary position until something better comes along or the only option for those unable to maintain a permanent position. But times are changing, and more physicians realize that locums tenens is far more than a desperate search for sub-par opportunities...

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The Benefits of the Locums Life: An Option at Any Stage in Your Career

Self-actualization in Medicine Part 2: Identifying Potential Complications

By Gerard DiLeo, MD - March 19, 2019

Doctors, especially long-established doctors, are tempted to treat their junior partners like children. It’s a variation on the “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and senior physicians are self-appointed gurus for how you should practice medicine. It’s not dictatorial or mean-spirited, however. You must remember an established practice has a good reputation for good reasons. Nevertheless, senior physicians expect their subordinates to be obedient and productive and not upset the course of the practice. When intolerable limitations aren’t known before committing to a practice, they can brew like an ugly abscess, inflamed and painful. It’s no fun being the foreign body that initiates a practice’s innate immune system against you. This is a psychological burden that is unexpected while you’re trying balance risks vs benefits, follow a therapeutic flow sheet, or even concoct an empiric regimen. Can this burden be avoided? Just what are the warning signals?

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Self-actualization in Medicine Part 2: Identifying Potential Complications

Musings from My Mentors

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - October 2, 2018

Perhaps the quickest way to accelerate progress in life and career is to find a mentor. Another is to hire a coach. I did both. Here are a few lessons I learned along the way.

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Musings from My Mentor

Finding and Working with a Mentor

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - July 12, 2018

Having a mentor can make a massive difference in your career. You will be introduced to influential people outside your circle, rapidly gain knowledge, and accelerate professional development. Data shows that young professionals who have mentors ultimately have higher career satisfaction, autonomy, and financial reward. Don't have a mentor? What are you waiting for?

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Finding and Working with a Mentor

What 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.

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What are My Options if I'm Tired of Medicine

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.

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The Day After Residency: How to Maximize Your Career in Medicine

Practical Thoughts On Pursuing A Partnership Track

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - April 5, 2018

Most of my friends and colleagues speak highly of their time working in a large group and enjoy the perks of partnership. Enhanced income, profit sharing, camaraderie, entrepreneurial activities outside the hospital, and deep ties to the other physicians in the group are definite benefits...

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Practical Thoughts On Pursuing A Partnership Track

15 Health Care Careers Which Do Not Require a College Degree

By Martin Demarest - March 1, 2018

The growth in health care will represent 1 in 4 new jobs over the next seven years, and will have the most rapid employment growth of any employment sector of the U.S. economy

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15 Health Care Careers Which Do Not Require a College Degree

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.

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Why Many Experienced Physicians Prefer Smaller Communities