Congrats! After putting in hours and hours, consuming gallons of coffee and getting by on 3 hours of sleep a night you’ve completed your residency. And if you’re like many newly-minted physicians, the question now is – “What do you I do next?” While everyone is...
Psychiatrists are in short supply everywhere, and the lack of these highly skilled health professionals is particularly severe. Many of the issues that drive the general physician shortage contribute to the lack of psychiatrists including an aging workforce and physician burnout due to COVID-19. There’s also a...
Healthcare facilities rely on locum tenens to ensure they’re able to meet patient demand. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit – with many doctors and other clinicians leaving due to burnout, furlough or layoffs – locum tenens opportunities have become more plentiful than ever. Physicians who take...
When it comes to getting your morning off on the right foot, there’s a lot that can happen that will affect how you perform during the day. Making small adjustments to your morning routine can put your brain and body in a better place to help you...
From providing patient care during a long shift to completing important exams and evaluations, being a resident physician can be full of stressful situations. Unfortunately, many residents ultimately get burned out. A growing number of studies show that burnout, characterized by the loss of emotional, mental,...
If you’re a physician who’s been practicing for many years, you are probably frustrated by the digitization of medicine. You’re a clinician and that’s what you want to focus on, but you must understand some of the technology out there today to do your job...
While you definitely know your stuff from years of preparation, it’s no secret that new attending physicians have a lot of questions heading into their new roles. A new job can always be stressful, but it’s important to be confident, to remember your training, and to...
Every doctor wants to make the most money they can. In our culture, earning a big salary is tantamount to achieving success. While garnering a hefty salary is not a bad thing, working in a job solely for the money could have a negative impact...
When choosing the best state in which to work as a physician, you should keep several factors in mind: pay scale, cost of living, benefits, rate of malpractice suits, geographic quality of life (i.e. crime rates, education, transportation, healthcare), and physician density. Take all these...