As a young physician and new mom, finding the right balance between your family and professional life can be challenging, to say the least. After all, you’re trying to juggle competing demands – your busy life as a physician or resident, and the needs of your child...
It wasn’t all that long ago that the idea of doctors and other emergency department staff members using devices such as smartphones to help treat patients was unthinkable. Today, it would be hard to find a doctor of ED staffer who doesn’t use a smartphone or tablet in...
The truth is, few of us want to work on a major holiday like Christmas. When it comes to hospitals, however, there’s no single day when the “store is closed,” and chances are you’ll have to work a holiday shift at some point in your career. While it may not be ideal,...
It’s not always easy to find the ideal gift for the doctor in your life. Office equipment comes to mind, but chances are they already have their fair share of it. The trick, then, is find something meaningful – that goes above and beyond to make the gift truly one of...
You’ve put in the time (lots of it), effort, and mental and physical energy required for your medical residency. Now that you’ve finished, or are close to finishing, the future – which you’ve long waited and prepared for – beckons. The question is, where to begin?...