<span itemprop="author">Christina Arnold, MD

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Make full professor faster by working less and not sacrificing you: a Valentine’s Day message

Do you routinely make deadlines for meeting registrations? Paper revisions? Promotion and submissions? Most physicians easily make professional deadlines, but how often do you honor commitments to yourself? Similarly, do you have a friend who plans to …

14 tips when negotiating a physician job

Negotiations are not just for the job interview and annual review. We negotiate every day. Negotiating in place can be a powerful mechanism to make your current job a better fit. The key to effective negotiations is to think like the boss. What are her…

Lessons learned from leaving my first job

As a fellow, I made a list of what I wanted in my first job. I dreamed, prayed, and wished for the contract to finalize. It did. I went to Ohio hoping that this was my first, last, and always job. Eight years later, I left feeling completely broken. On…