Mentoring

Mentoring is an important aspect of your career development as a physician. Dr. Hoffman shares how his uncle shaped the way he saw medicine from an early age.

After taking a trip to the highlands of Guatemala, this provider is looking at non-communicable diseases in a new, scarier light.

Someone once told this doctor she couldn't be a good doctor AND a good mother. She has proven that person wrong.

Why should you go to a live CME conference? There are multiple benefits, not the least of which is networking with your peers.

One MD implores his generation of fellow “senior clinicians” to take a leadership role in guiding younger docs and helping them with their careers.

For most doctors, medical school was a whirlwind of lectures and incredibly hard tests. We asked them what they took away from the experience.

Becoming effective as a physician means connecting well with colleagues and patients. Here are three ways to strengthen relationships.

If you find yourself searching for more balance between your work and home life, try living like you're in a jazz quartet.

Volunteering to help in an international crisis is laudable. But make sure to conduct your due diligence first.

It is vital for physicians to break out of their individual silos of expertise and network with their peers and colleagues.

Taking an active role in professional associations can benefit physicians through networking opportunities, policy alerts, and continuing education.

Physicians are known for putting in long hours, but when does it become a real problem? Here are eight signs that it's time to slow down.

Studies show that positive reinforcement is far more powerful than negative directives. Here are seven positive ways to engage your staff.

To be a better leader at your medical practice, get out of the office and consider these three strategies to engage with your staff.

Being a primary-care doctor often means “minding the gap” for patients and serving as therapeutic reassurance for patients unsure of specialists’ plan of care.

There are many things in life physicians have no control over. But, by making deliberate, positive choices, they can often improve a negative situation.

As a practice leader, you can have a significant impact on how well your employees adapt to changes at your practice. Here are some guidelines to help.

Despite the challenges we currently face together as a nation, the U.S. offers physicians opportunities that are hard to duplicate anywhere else.

Having been a resident not that many years ago, here is some advice for the new doctors as they take on the world.

Physicians don't appreciate being taken away from their work to attend sessions that provide no value. Here are seven steps to avoid such meetings.

Primary-care docs will not be able to shape the future of medicine unless they attract young doctors to follow in their footsteps.

My challenge to my fellow physicians is to find ways to bring the health coaching you do for your patients to your staff.

Physicians are expected to keep personal emotion distanced. Yet, even as we care deeply for our patients, we fail to do the same for ourselves.

Everyone wants to be a better manager, but with so many potential areas for improvement, where does one start? Here are three suggestions from experts.

Advice for physicians currently serving as mentors to other physicians.

The guidance of my physician mentors and the knowledge I gained from serving as a mentor myself has had a great, positive impact on my career as a physician.

I believe in achieving work-life balance. However, my hobbies seem to include learning new shortcuts on the EHR and reading my Kindle while brushing my teeth.

Repeatedly broaching a difficult conversation with a patient may mean you are missing the real issue. Don't be afraid to address the elephant in the room.

Attending a conference shouldn't be done on the fly. If you prepare ahead of time and have a plan, you'll get the most value for your time.