Medical careers are more flexible than they seem. Discover ways to use your medical school training in new ways in this insightful physician blog.
The academic year is four weeks old. Maybe you are assembling a promotion dossier. Maybe your annual review is on the calendar and you are already rehearsing the conversation. Or maybe the promotion came through in July, and you have spent the past month quietly wondering what comes next. Opportunity is rarely the problem in […]
The offer letter is sitting in your inbox. The title is better than the one you have now. The scope sounds like growth. On paper, you should be thrilled. So why does something keep nagging at you? That nag is data. Most physicians treat it as nerves and sign anyway. I did exactly that, and […]
You learned a lot of medicine in training. You also learned a lot of things that were never on the syllabus. Medical training conditioning is not a single lesson Be a good doctor. Be smart. Hardworking. Emotionally blunt. Perfectionist. We called all of this excellence. It was conditioning. The Tuesday I Stopped in My Tracks […]
The first morning I signed out a patient as the attending, nobody behind me was going to catch what I missed. The pay was better. The call schedule looked lighter on paper. Vacation accrued. And I still stayed an extra hour to confirm a finding nobody had asked me to confirm. If you are a […]
Series: Part 1: System Transformation | Part 2 | Part 3: Patient Approaches In the first article of this series, we explored how systemic dysfunction, high costs, and poor health outcomes fuel burnout among the people who deliver care. Nearly half of physicians still report symptoms of burnout, and the numbers are similar or worse […]
Series: Part 1 | Part 2: Provider Solutions | Part 3: Patient Approaches Editor’s note: This post is the first in a three-part series examining the burnout crisis in U.S. health care and outlining a blueprint for system transformation. Part 2 explores what providers need to thrive, and Part 3 examines how to build programs […]
Updated April 2026 When I first heard about coaching, I was skeptical. I had reached a breaking point and had already tried everything else including therapy, time off, medication, and other jobs. Nothing helped. A colleague suggested coaching. I explored my options and gave it a try. At the end of my first session, when […]
Updated April 2026 Physicians in academic medicine juggle competing roles: clinician, researcher, teacher, and administrator. As careers evolve, many are asked to lead teams, departments, or entire institutions, often with little formal preparation. Leadership coaching for doctors has emerged as a powerful tool to bridge this gap. By focusing on leadership competencies and personal well-being, […]
Success in medicine is often attributed to intelligence or sheer hard work. But what if the real key to thriving in your medical career lies elsewhere? I have practiced for over 25 years and coached countless physicians. Thanks to those experiences, I have learned secrets to not only surviving but truly thriving in the healthcare […]
You are a new attending physician! Congratulations! You made it through one of the most transformative education and professional training experiences that exists. Are you ready for what comes next? Medical training is like running a marathon. Equal parts grueling, consuming, relentless, and rewarding. Every step forward often comes at a personal cost. As a […]
