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We're so confident you'll love what you hear we'll [add $2,000 to your account!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Aug 4, 2022 [Don’t become a doctor?]( Do not become a doctor. This was the piece of advice my parents gave me when I initially shared my desire to do so. No, neither parent is in the medical field. As I’m finishing medical training today, I fear this will be the advice I will give my daughter one day. Once wide-eyed, I [...] [The role of nutrition in rheumatology patients]( Five years ago, I met a patient that changed my view on practicing traditional medicine, especially when it comes to rheumatology. For years, I was proud to be in a booming field that provided patients with a new therapy every few years. As a physician and scientist, I believe that targeted therapy offers tools to [...] [Doctors need to advocate more for their patients]( My first patient of residency was Mr. John. He endured life-threatening injuries that left him without speech or the ability to move his limbs. Every day had obstacles, and I met most of his family over time. Mr. John was a family man who looked after others first before himself. A self-made man. He was [...] [A physician mom’s take on telemedicine [PODCAST]]( “In early 2018 when I started full-time telemedicine, I was quite reluctant about losing the physical hands-on evaluation, especially the palpation, percussion, and auscultation components in the physical exam, and the holding hands, hugs, and handshakes of in-person visits. But thankfully, I remembered one of my favorite medical school [...] [Less resiliency may heal burnout]( The word “resiliency” has been lauded, applauded, and buzzed about in talks about physician burnout. When I hear it, I tune out. My stomach churns. I feel sick. Why? Because physicians are resilient. We are, in fact, the walking, talking, breathing personification of the word. We cannot manage to get through medical school, residency, and [...] [Is burnout the wrong word?]( An excerpt from Determined: How Burned Out Doctors Can Thrive in a Broken Medical System. Let’s address the elephant in the room. The word “burnout” has come under fire recently (pun intended). The reason is that burnout, which was first coined by German psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in the 1970s, implies to some that the mental [...] [Make your health insurance broker a translator, not a shopper]( In the unending ocean of choice and complexity of medical insurance, sailing your own ship is harder than it looks. Especially when you get a new job, age into Medicare, or turn 26 and thus can’t stay on your parent’s coverage. Every ship captain needs a helmsman—brokers are a major help for picking a health [...] [What this physician-mom learned about shame [PODCAST]]( “I cry often enough that my kids almost gleefully expect it, checking me for tears during movies or shows, shaking their heads in mock dismay when they see that their prediction is correct. I’ve cried many times at home, watching screens, reading books, talking on the phone, and [...] [If you don’t practice, don’t move, or you’ll probably lose your license]( I left practice 25 years ago when I saw portents of clinical practice as it exists today: impersonal, with electronic records and assembly-line labor heralding the movement to institutional employment over private practice. But it was also my genuine interest in population health and pharmaceutical medicine that propelled me into a nonclinical career. The jobs [...] [What makes up the ideal residency program for you?]( As we continue through the summer months, medical students are putting the finishing touches on their elective rotations for their fourth year. These rotations, also known as audition rotations or sub-internships, enable students to “showcase” their talents, meet faculty and residents and put their best foot forward prior to submitting their electronic application. A 2016 [...] [Special contractual issues for female physicians]( As a physician’s attorney focusing on physician contract review, I spend all of my professional life reviewing and negotiating physician employment agreements. In my experience, women physicians have several issues that need special attention when negotiating their physician employment agreements. 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