Career

Doctors are paying more attention to building and retaining personal wealth than ever before. Understanding some core legal concepts about protecting assets and managing risks is a key part of that education.

Take some time to look at the big picture of your healthcare career.

Reflect on what requests you want to accept before obediently saying yes, especially those that detract from your career goals.

Stop always saying yes and reconsider how you are, or could be, spending time for the benefit of you, your co-workers, and your patients.

Imagine: the freedom to care for patients the way you want to, not the way insurance mandates or regulations require.

Four timeless recommendations to take action, make progress toward goals, and feel better about life and a career in medicine.

How to recognize-and overcome-the common thought process of overconfidence when it comes to practicing medicine.

Struggling with your work-life balance? Professional organizations offer solutions for burnout, from lobbying to hands-on help.

A new survey of young physicians gives six lessons on what they are looking for in a medical career.

Burnout remains a prominent concern for physicians. Here's how to recognize the early signs, get help, and avoid disastrous consequences.

Physician practices must take the time to evaluate their policies related to “outside activities."

Our editorial advisory board tells us what superpower they would possess and why.

Here are five ideas on how to jumpstart your approach to leisure, including some you may not have previously considered.

Many doctors say they would never recommend a medical career to their children. Burnout is a serious problem.

If you are considering merging your practice with another group, make sure you are doing so because it's the right thing to do.

The economics of healthcare are inexorably shifting risk from payers to providers. Independent providers who fail to join risk facing groups are doomed.

It's necessary to create space in our personal and professional lives. It is better for us, for our patients, and for our families.

This healthcare expert believes concierge medicine is the future of healthcare due to its benefits for both patients and physicians.

It is important to evaluate whether you want to consolidate your medical practice’s position or find ways to grow.

Certified PAs can be an invaluable tool for practices with spring allergy season quickly approaching.

A physician looks back on some recent patient communication mishaps, sparking an internal debate on how they make her feel about her profession.

With more than 50 million seniors in the U.S., there is a need for physicians to care for the elderly. Enter: locum tenens docs.

If you’re committed to having a greater sense of work-life balance in 2018 than you’ve had in recent years, here are five potential leisure activities.

This method of job creation eliminates steps from the typical health care hiring process in hopes of providing better care for patients.

Physician turnover to an ongoing physician shortage and staffing a health care facility can be very difficult. Here are five tips to make sure you are prepared.

A physician attempts to profess her gripes about the prior authorization process to a pharmacist to no avail.

A legal expert outlines recent cases where physician's wealth took a hit and then gives his advice on how such situations can be avoided.

Women physicians may be at higher risk of burnout, but they may have better coping tools, according to researchers.

A young physician gives her advice to residents on what they can expect upon becoming a practicing physician.

This doctor is fed up with the feedback she receives from her insurance company regarding her performance.