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An Alternative Career Path for Primary Care
When a system is set up to produce a certain outcome, that is the outcome you get. We do not rely primarily on payment for procedures or visits. Because of this unique payment system, I don’t need to focus as intently on seeing the maximum number of patients per day.
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Getting A Pet In Residency
I knew without a doubt that I would get a dog at some point in my life, but I had a lot to consider before taking the leap in residency. This was a common discussion in medical school, and I had heard both sides plenty of times.
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How I Switched Residency Programs & Specialties
The Nitty-Gritty – how I switched career paths two-thirds of the way through a residency program and the questions I asked myself as I contemplated doing a second residency.
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Why I Switched Residency Programs & Specialties
Almost five years have gone by, and I’m now in my last year of anesthesia residency. I decided not to pursue a pediatric anesthesia fellowship (another story for another day), but I’m still so happy I made the choice to switch.
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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)