Work/Life Balance

There's no doubt that becoming a physician means hard work and long hours. Is the lack of work-life balance worth it?

It's possible to balance things as a physician at work and home more by bringing the best parts of each to the other location.

The pressure to excel can be an overriding factor in physicians' lives. So stop a minute and praise your staff, your patients, even yourself. It's good medicine.

Physicians, like others who serve, often meet professional obligations before their own personal needs. But it is important to carve out time to recharge.

Physicians are just as vulnerable to lack of sleep and skimping on lunch as patients. Activity trackers are one way you can address the problem.

Family physician Jennifer Frank laments that she is in danger of losing the human connection she so enjoys with her patients.

Hard-charging business executives know the value of stepping back from professional demands in order to recharge. Physicians should do the same.

Most physicians are their toughest critics. How do you keep things in perspective and measure your own professional success?

Best intentions are often not enough to manage extra demands on a physician's time. Saying "no" can be a necessary and welcome evil.

Small ways to foster smart money skills in your children during the various stages of childhood and young adulthood.

Motivators like financial success and a fulfilling work environment are not equally shared by all physicians. It is important to ask yourself what really matters to you.

You're skilled with a scalpel, but do you ever wonder how to handle a knife and fork at a formal meal? Don't worry we've got you covered.

Going that extra mile for patients can be tempting. But overworked physicians must think about the "return on their time," first.

Sometimes it takes a conscious effort to get away and unplug. Just don't think you need to make up the time when you get back from your retreat.

Physicians are minted with the imperative to be perfect. Often that's a zero sum game; don't hold yourself to that exhausting goal.

Life is short - don't let anxiety keep you from enjoying it.

New survey results suggest that many locum tenens physicians may be more satisfied than other physicians.

Competing demands often make it difficult to draw boundaries between home and work for busy physicians. It helps to have a plan.

Despite being a welcome addition to a short-staffed practice, a locum tenens doc needs to follow a few ground rules to fit in.

No matter how hard I work or how well I think I'm doing as a family physician, there are still areas where I fail my patients.

As a physician practicing where I live, I often interact with patients outside the office. Shouldn't I, and others, get compensated for that time?

Doctors get lots of career advice when they're in medical school and in their residencies. But here's the great advice they didn't get - but wish they did.

Organization improves physician work-life balance, but it's easier said than done sometimes.

Super-cold weather is challenging, but we've found a few ways to make winter days more fun and more manageable.

Medical practices need to focus on the top‐ranking elements of engagement to improve their chances of hiring and keeping their physicians of choice.

From serving the underserved to writing a book to traveling the world, three doctors share how practicing locum tenens has changed their lives.

Much like my patient, I often have spent precious moments creating responses to the unanswerable questions of "if only" and "what if."

It's a good time to check in on your retirement planning. Here are some do's and don'ts for physicians.

Your expertise in medicine is established; now brush up on your financial education.

What I predict will be the top 10 challenges to physicians' work-life balance in the coming year.