Career

Physicians today are faced with burnout like never before. Here are three ways healthcare organizations can tackle this problem.

Trusts builds great leadership skills. Here are five things that can help physician managers be strong, trustful leaders to their employees.

Rep. Tom Price advances toward a final Senate confirmation vote, which will determine whether or not he will be the next HHS Secretary.

It takes a lifetime of planning to ensure you can retire according to plan. Here are some steps to make it a reality.

Need a break from your regular job or just more family time? Locum Tenens is the way to go if you are a physician.

Are you hearing the same tired clichés in presentations and meetings? Remove the noise from your life and push back.

This family medicine doc weighs the satisfaction of the job with the various challenges - finan-cial or otherwise - she faces.

After the past year, it's imperative that we improve ourselves and our communities instead of lay-ing blame or complaining at the condition of our world.

Many issues feel overwhelming when confronted in an isolated office, which is why joining a medical society with like-minded folks can be empowering.

It was a year filled with tumultuous uncertainty, new regulations, and increasing physician burnout. Here's a look back at 2016.

A new report reveals that life expectancy is on the decline thanks to rising fatalities from heart disease and other serious conditions.

In response to a recent article in The New England Journal of Medicine, one doctor weighs in on the problem he sees with the hospitalist system.

While a monetary bonus is a great way to reward employees for their hard work, it's not always possible. Here are 11 alternatives.

Are you unhappy with the way things are going in healthcare? Here are some ways to speak up and inaugurate change.

Physicians share what their career paths might have look like, had they not gone into medicine.

One independent doctor says that he treats his career as a profession, not as a job. As such, hurricanes don't stop him from practicing medicine.

Looking to move to one of the Best States to Practice - or another new state? Here's a guide that will help you out.

An infographic looking at which states ranked in the top five and bottom five for each of the major "Best States to Practice" categories.

The practice manager and physician can benefit from a thorough review of a practice manager's performance. Here are first steps you should take.

Among U.S. doctors, a SERMO poll reveals that student loan forgiveness is a favored method to convince more people to enter into medicine.

Looking to switch jobs or bring on a new provider? A recruiter dishes out advice for providers and practices.

For many medical specialties, like those in surgery, it seems foolish to require providers to take a paper certification test.

As another year of school begins, providers may wish to pursue their own continuing medical education. Here are a few topics where a refresher may be beneficial.

What can you learn about solving global health problems from a biography about the innovative physician and anthropologist, Paul Farmer?

When you plan for retirement, you'll find that owning your practice has a lot more benefits than being employed.

The American Board of Internal Medicine is attempting to salvage the name of MOC. Will physicians buy in?

For many docs, end-of-life care is a sticky subject and one that has been forced upon them by expectations of the medical system.

There are a lot of common sense facts about investing money, but despite this reality, physicians can still screw up and hurt personal finances.

For female docs in a rural setting, maintaining a work-life balance can be a unique challenge, according to recent research. Why is that?

The seasons take on a different meaning for a doctor. There are the literal seasons and the metaphorical seasons of life.