Posts Tagged ‘Work/Life Balance’
Dating as a Physician
He looked at me and said in a thick Southern drawl, “Don’t get your honey where you make your money.” I smiled and nodded, never to forget the advice from my friend Chris about dating classmates. It can’t be that […]
Read moreSuffering in Silence: Can Physicians Truly Seek Mental Health Care?
It started with nightmares. I would wake up frightened, covered in sweat, and searching my empty room for an intruder. It progressed. I started setting traps on my doors to see if anyone was coming in to my apartment when […]
Read moreHow I Balance Residency and Personal Life
Most physicians go into the medical field to “help others,” but it’s difficult to find ones who have found a healthy balance between being hard-working experts in their fields and also having a thriving personal life. I won’t say I […]
Read moreTop Reasons to Consider Small Town Physician Jobs
Unless you grew up in a small town, practicing medicine in a rural community may not be every new doctor’s dream job. But when the time comes for a new doctor to choose a home base, smaller towns have a […]
Read moreStaying Healthy in Healthcare
If you work in healthcare, you know what an interesting and rewarding career it can be. Doctors, paramedics, technicians and nurses all play a part in making people’s lives better. They have an opportunity to make a difference, sometimes during […]
Read more10 Tips for Surviving Night Shift in Healthcare
Working in healthcare can be a great career choice for a variety of reasons. Whether you are working as a nurse, tech or physician assistant, you have the opportunity to make on impact on your patients, which can be very […]
Read morePhysician Satisfaction in Employed Settings
The Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2015 was recently published, stating, “Last year saw some modest good news for most physicians.” More than 19,500 physicians, across 25 specialties, responded to Medscape’s compensation survey. The report addresses compensation, hours worked, changes in […]
Read moreTurn Back Time – Healthy Ways to Side Step Stress!
Are stress and your health linked? You bet! Many doctors and authors have said that the way to live a long life is to reduce your daily stress. As the famous author Dale Carnegie said in his book, How to […]
Read moreIs Night Shift for You?
You’re a night owl. You like watching the Late, Late Show and you’ve been known to hit the sack just as sunlight streaks across the horizon. If that describes you, you might be a good fit for night shift. Even […]
Read moreMaintain Provider Credibility by Looking the Part
Negative bias toward overweight and obesity saturates American society. Obese people are vulnerable to being stereotyped as lazy, undisciplined, intellectually inferior, and lacking in willpower. Prejudice and discrimination permeate the workplace and the media. Physicians and other health-care providers, whether […]
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