Mid-Career Advice

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

#Dermlife and the Burned-out Resident

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

Time or Money?

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

Gender Equity, Sexual Harassment in Health Care

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

Social Determinants of Health Gaining Prominence

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

Burnout Gets Personal for 68% of Physicians

More than two-thirds of physicians have personally experienced some level of burnout, according to a new survey by real-time market insights technology firm InCrowd. The overall prevalence of personal burnout experience was 68% among... More

RVU Medicine and Physician Loneliness

In episode 25 of the Postcall Podcast, Richard Wenzel, MD, joins nick to talk about his article in the New England Journal of Medicine on RVU medicine and physician loneliness. Nick would love to hear from you with your suggestions,... More