Work/Life Balance

In the coming years, physicians might find themselves expanding their daily medical practice to further include elements of public health.

I’m still a doctor, which has never been and will never be a straight 9-to-5 job. Demands, like patients, are unpredictable and often non-negotiable.

Making a big leap forward in your career without looking back as a physician is scary, but take a tip from Gonzo the Great.

Contemplating the membership model? Here are some of the key things to consider.

Difficult decision aid; reasons to love mobile health; comic health reform; and more.

When does natural career frustration and fatigue for physicians transition into full-fledged burnout?

In the balance between sick patients and sickness at home, physicians are trained to put work first.

Neurosurgeon Margaret Wacker on being forced to run a code on her own mother.

I was recently part of a continuing improvement project that examined the best way to give breast biopsy results which were positive for cancer to patients.

The convenience of practicing medicine in the same town you live is nice, but I’d like a little more separation between my life as a doctor and my personal life.

There’s no education like experience, says Julie Schopps, a North Carolina-based pediatrician, about what medical school should teach.

Digesting feedback from patients; alternative treatments gaining momentum, the color of diabetes; and more.

When we asked you to send us your favorite doctor movie suggestions, you bombarded us with a flurry of Tweets and Facebook posts. Here is the tally.

Regardless of our unending enthusiasm for new projects and new opportunities, we remain finite in our time and energy and focus and resources.

Unfortunately, when life happens, it’s too easy to do the now stuff and not the important stuff.

What intrigues me about physician burnout is its similarity to depression.

I get worn down by some of my patients who want me to use my medical training and my license to act as their agent, doing what they are convinced is the right thing.

2011 was a good year, a year where I set and reached numerous goals. And, I guess I did it all without any formal resolutions to speak of.

Stumped diagnosis assistance; hairstylists as cancer screeners; doctor discounts; and more.

Tips, hints, and advice for participating in effective and rewarding philanthropy

Multitasking is a great way to waste your valuable time producing a product which is of poor quality … but I can’t seem to stop myself.

Recruiting physicians is only half the battle - retaining them comes next.

Seeking the same type of stellar performance and excellence in your personal life as in your medical practice is easier said than done.

When you consider other mounting pressures in the medical world, it’s no wonder physicians can’t simply relax and enjoy their jobs.

Should doctors expect to have balance in their lives? Or, is the privilege of doing what we do a fair trade for a life that demands an excess of our time, energy, talent, and attention?