Becoming a New Attending Physician Wasn’t Easier. It Was Different.
The first morning I signed out a patient as the attending, nobody behind me was going to catch what I missed. The pay…
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Before Burnout Arrives: What to Build in Your First Year of Residency
I showed up to my first overnight call in a tie, a dress shirt, and khakis. The chief resident took one look at me and…
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The Physical Cost of Physician Burnout: What Six Weeks With Arena Labs Showed Me
I have been teaching physicians to audit their Energy Accounts for two years. Then I spent six weeks wearing a sensor…
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The Three Energy Accounts Every Physician Drains
I trained before resident work-hour restrictions. During one stretch of residency, my car broke down. I dropped it at…
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Finding Joy: The Power of Your “Third Thing
Spring has arrived in the Midwest, and recently I’ve spent a good chunk of my Saturday blowing leaves, trimming back…
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The Physician Development Ladder: Preparing Doctors for a Changing World
Author’s Note: As a pediatric cardiologist, a medical educator, and a coach, I’ve sat on every side of the table. I’ve…
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The Developing Doctor’s Operating System: A Physician Framework
The Operating System I walked into medical school orientation in shorts and a T-shirt. Everyone else had business…
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Physician Burnout: How to Reclaim Purpose and Joy in Medicine
Excellence is not a destination. It is a lifelong journey. And for physicians, that journey often begins with purpose,…
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