FROM JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE Physicians who receive professional coaching are less emotionally exhausted and less vulnerable to burnout, according to the results of a pilot study. “This intervention adds to the growing literature of... More
Nick Andrews and Emi Okamoto, MD, break down the screens and devices doctors interact with in and out of the clinic. The interview guest this week is Sarah Mojarad (@Sarah_Mojarad), who is a medical and science educator and lecturer.... More
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM MOAS (Masters of Aesthetics Symposium) 2019 SAN DIEGO – When weighing an offer to join a dermatology practice, don’t allow legal considerations to drive your decision making, Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD, advised... More
You’ve arrived at an important milestone when someone asks you to give a grand rounds titled … “Mid-Career Advice.” Yes, I’ve been asked. I’m flattered to be asked (although I hope I’m not halfway). Mid-career “crisis!”... More
Although dermatology residents have been shown as among the least burned-out residents across specialties, the burnout syndrome still afflicts almost 1 in 3 dermatology residents. Awareness of the notable burnout prevalence may facilitate... More
By William G. Wilkoff, MD The authors of a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine estimate that physician burnout is costing this country’s health care system $4.6 billion annually, using a conservative base-case... More
Show Notes: The first ever Postcall Lounge with Emi Okamoto, MD, and Ed DelSole, MD. You can contact the show at podcasts@mdedge.com and you can find Nick on Twitter at @tribnic. Dr. DelSole is an orthopedic spine surgeon with the Rothman... More
REPORTING FROM APA 2019 SAN FRANCISCO – Women in health care are second only to those in arts and entertainment in contacting* the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, according to two founding members of TIME’S UP Healthcare, which was... More
Fragmented, essentializing, simplistic. That’s how students at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, described their required course on cultural competence. Lectures and discussions about cultural... More
