<span itemprop="author">Curtis G. Graham, MD

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Private medical practice: thriving with business knowledge

Are you happy and satisfied with your private medical practice today? Over 65 percent of physicians admit they aren’t. Such a high percentage is indicative of serious problems within the medical profession that aren’t being resolved. These …

Harnessing ignorance: quantum reality and medicine

Scientists refer to this seeming paradox as being derived from the nature of quantum reality and Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. Ignorance can be a “strength.” For example, when we want to identify someone, the photons that arrive…

The power of business knowledge for medical professionals

My own hundreds of medical articles floating around in the media today about business education being the rigorous standard for profitable and successful businesses, such as private medical practice business, seem to be unworthy for consideration by th…

Arrogance and lack of business education in medicine

Dr. Osler was a physician who believed that dignified opinions in the medical profession created a destructive potential for the facts and truth about medical knowledge. The wisdom of his belief has traveled far beyond his time. In fact, his view of ar…

Business education’s role in preventing physician practice decline

Physicians, particularly those who haven’t received business education, must address the frequently circulated question among their ranks: “Can you practice medicine without money?” Medical history unveils an era when most physicians …

The cost of skipping business education for doctors

Every business, regardless of type, size, or structure, has one primary reason: to make profits. In economic theory, every business is successful exactly to the extent that it does something others cannot. Business profitability rises to the extent tha…

Medical schools’ hidden crisis: the dark truth behind physician burnout

The annual suicide rate of physicians over the past few decades has amounted to about 400 highly trained and competent American physicians per year and is now increasing. That wipes out about one large medical school four-year class each year in our na…

Unlocking the secrets of medical practice success

“The cause of man’s problem is a lack of knowledge. It does not stem from a shortage of information but rather from the rejection of information.” – Hosea 4:6 This event in medical history is one such lesson that describes the b…

How a lack of business education is destroying private medical practice

Over a million intelligent American physicians are walking around in the medical practice environment today, patting themselves on the back while believing they have reached their ultimate success in medical practice. They have absolutely no idea that …

Why a business education is essential for financial stability and cutting-edge medical care

Physicians today are being flooded with information about finding the best ways to increase their practice incomes. Secondary employment may be appropriate for desperate physicians in financial distress, but the usual short-term nature of such employme…