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Existential Crisis: A Medical Nomad Lifestyle
My worries stem from the fact that I have been a nomad for so many years. I jumped around so much, rotation to rotation, hospital to hospital, city to city, office to office, year to year. Besides the Camry, nothing has been mine. Every apartment I rented has been temporary…
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American Doctor Working Abroad
I’m a US-trained otolaryngologist who is practicing in New Zealand. If the thought of practicing outside your home country interests you, allow me to share a few tips that may make the process a bit easier.
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Using A Physician Contract Lawyer: My Experience
I have found that this level of detail is rarely shared with current residents, but hopefully this helps provide a glimpse into the actual process of negotiating your own physician contract for your first job out of residency.
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Pregnant During Residency: How To Prepare
You will be told that it is hard and exhausting and overwhelming. And those things are true too. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, though. My husband and I felt like it was the right time for us to expand our family and I am so thankful that we did.
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“Mama’s at Work” – Perspective From a Doctor’s Spouse
It’s the pain of seeing someone you love get mercilessly beaten down and the pain of not being able to do anything about it. The pain of repeating the same vanilla condolences: “I’m sorry, that’s hard, I can’t imagine, it’ll get better,” and the pain of watching those words stare back at you in empty,…
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Getting Disability Insurance In Residency
Step-by-step guide for a resident physician to obtain disability insurance, with comments from my own experience (for reference, this policy was designed for me as a female 30 year old resident, nonsmoker)
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Self-Care Mantras That Help Me Survive Surgical Residency
I hope that the techniques below will prove to be less vague, more attainable, and more hopeful, as they have been stress-tested through every one of my recent tough patient encounters, frustrating cases, and sleepless nights.
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A Hidden Resource In The OR
My biggest piece of advice for residents is to utilize their relationship with their vendor. Depending on the vendor, many companies have the ability to provide resources for education and sponsorships. Ask your vendors what medical education abilities they have.
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What is Rethinking Residency?
Rethinking Residency is a place for residents, current, former, prospective and their families, to emerge from the darkness that is residency training and come together to share their stories and insights.
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How To Write Notes Efficiently
In all specialties, but especially in medical specialties, efficient (but not perfect) documentation will have an impact on your well-being and your overall success as a resident. If you are identified early in residency as having “difficulty completing notes on time,” it is challenging to later shake this reputation.