Healthcare Careers

Pulmonologist Jerome Arnett Jr. on the folly of so-called medical “professionalism.”

Our six-part series on everything you need to know to open a practice begins this month with a comprehensive guide to the crucial planning stages. Whether you’re just thinking about starting out on your own, gung-ho to get going, or even running your own practice already, you can’t miss this series.

If you think it’s tough being a physician these days, try being a doctor’s spouse or kid. Your family is affected by your challenging, grueling (and, at times, disappointing) choice of career, too. You promised to stick by each other for better or worse. Here’s some help making it work.

Rob Lamberts, MD, explains why he keeps an online journal, or “blog,” and whether you should, too.

That is the question. The answer is different for each physician. Partnership means more money but more headaches - and risk. Here’s how to decide on a path that’s right for you.

Michael J. McLaughlin, MD, on the hardest, and best, decision of his career: quitting clinical practice.

John Ingalls, MD, explains how he built his ideal practice by putting his own (and his family’s) happiness first.

When it comes to your compensation, maybe it’s time to rethink your assumptions.

The old man would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what today’s physicians are dealing with. Professionalism as traditionally defined in medicine is dead. Or is it? We explore ways you can maintain professional standards despite the challenges of modern economics.

As a physician, you already contribute plenty to the welfare of your community. Still, there are ways to do even more, while also strengthening your own business.

Oncologist Myo Thant on the loss of physician camaraderie - and his plan to bring it back.

Psychiatrist and novelist Charles Atkins on the connection between good writing and good medicine.

Elias Sanchez, a 40-something general practitioner, became a doctor the hard way.

Are you tired? Frustrated? Feeling trapped? We hear you. It’s tougher than ever to be a physician. But professional burnout, like many illnesses, can be prevented. And it can be treated. Let us help you learn to love medicine again - and get your life back.

We hear a lot of negativity from physicians these days, and understandably so. But if you think creatively, you can reshape your career - and your life.

Mary Kay Balluff’s plan to run a bare-bones, cash-only psychiatric practice from a home office sure is idealistic. But is it naive?

Have you been dreaming of a different way to practice? One Texas physician explains how his unique no-insurance practice model works for him - and his patients.

A Florida internist on the problems with “minute clinics.”

Here’s what you need to know to make the switch

You became a doctor to heal. But sometimes your greatest contribution comes after it’s clear that your patient isn’t going to recover. Here’s how to handle the most delicate situations with grace and care.

Most physicians aren’t born managers, but those who’ve found success running practices share five specific traits. Here’s how to find your inner maestro.

We scoured the country in search of places where doctors can still be doctors - and make a nice living, too. You might be surprised by what we found.

Daniel Maison, MD, got happy by keeping it simple.

Should you be trying to make partner - or finding another path to success and happiness? Here's how to decide which direction is best for you.

A conversation with a renowned psychiatrist who reclaimed his personal life and learned to love his job.