Work/Life Balance

Cardiologist David Mokotoff writes about why he has decided to retire; and why he won't miss the constant overseeing of his work by faceless bureaucrats, politicians, and third-party payers.

How seeing everything from a 50,000-foot view could satisfy your patients and your medical practice peers.

This will be Part 1 of a several-part series on applying “Lean” principles to my medical practice.

Sometimes you have to give up the things you love in medicine to breath, mentally stretch, and relax as a physician.

I excel at worrying, and spend a tremendous amount of energy worrying about all the wrong things. Here's what I'll worry about the most in the New Year.

Christmas Day is special, no doubt, but when I list my favorite holidays, another one comes out on top.

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It’s humbling that I actually do not have God-like powers over life, death, or my time.

Just like we have personal limits, our country has limits to what it can and should do for the health of its citizens.

I’m thankful for everyone from my awesome medical assistant to the patients who let me deliver their babies. And my EHR.

Be thankful for every patient that walks in your door, and for a lot of other things, too.

When I’m deciding what commitments to jettison, I keep in mind who it really matters for.

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Hurricanes and blizzards cause us to remember our humanity, to focus on necessary aspects of our overstuffed lives.

Relations between hospitals and physicians have never been especially warm. But the hospitals need your referrals and your patients need the services that hospitals provide. So how do you work together?

Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.

Spending time with colleagues and friends from my past and my present causes me to ponder the various ways people honor their own work-life balance.

A semester of study in Edinburgh, Scotland, helped this physician to learn that spirituality is a step away from empathy.

Like her own mentor, this physician encouraged her residents to embrace the fear that comes with obstetrics and conquer it to become confident and competent physicians.

Whether helping a patient or my son, coaching means sitting on my hands and not doing it for them.

Internist Gregg Friedman on his infant daughter's struggle for survival.

Consciously deciding to lower your stress is the first step to wellness.

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Physicians have long appeared in pop music, but which doctor songs do doctors like best? We asked. You told.

When it comes to physical fitness, it’s hard to counsel patients to do something we ourselves fall short on.