A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step- Chinese Proverb. So, you know how it is with us docs, right? We’re not your average nine-to-fivers. Our schedules have more twists than the season finale of your favorite medical drama. Night shifts, weekends –...
Did you know by the time you start as an attending you would have finished about12,000–16,000 hours of clinical training?Yes, and this does not include all the time you invested in studying all and every book andresearch paper there is.That is a LOT of training and if...
Yesterday my snow day marked a milestone in my adult life – my first snow day experience. As an emergency medicine physician, snow days are not a thing. Our commitment to serving those in need trumps weather-induced closures, or really any kind of closures. We...
I received an automated nastygram that I was delinquent on my wellness modules. The irony made me spit out a snarky laugh and clench my teeth. I forced myself to log in to the program, and with every brightly colored suggestion to take a deep breath or feel grateful I...
Burnout seems ubiquitous in our culture. So many people across all sectors are experiencing this. It is truly a pandemic on its own. However, before you can grasp its significance and impact, you must realize what it is, how it occurs, and how you can get out of it....
