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The benefits of taking more time away from work far outweigh the consequences
Around 50 percent of physicians are burned out, and many feel trapped in their job. Yet, I have heard it countless times from doctors who were able to cut back to part-time work that when they had more time away from work, they fell back in love with m…
What COVID-19 taught this physician about money
COVID has taught me many things in and outside of medicine. Most importantly, it has taught me that the medical field is a family. There is nothing that drives a family together like a crisis. For those of us on the front lines, I’m raising a pint o…
Can money solve physician burnout?
I previously published a post discussing the most recent Medscape burnout survey results for physicians. An interesting point of discussion was that many physicians felt that if they made more money, they would likely be happier. Today, we will discu…
Doctor: You were strong. You are still strong today.
You were strong in college You were strong enough to get through weed-out classes in undergrad. You were strong enough to balance the extra-curricular activities and clinical shadowing expected of you while crushing a 21-hour semester. You were stron…
Financial literacy is an escape hatch to physician burnout
A friend invited me to dinner to meet his new girlfriend. I’d get to hang out with several other people from work and residency, too. So, I was looking forward to dinner. We all sat down to eat. About ten minutes into the meal, I felt and looked like…
5 financial lessons physicians can learn from Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson (AP) made news lately. And it’s not because he is breaking records. In fact, he is breaking in a completely different way. The news that “broke” is that AP is, well, broke. Despite being one of the most prolific running backs to ever pl…
Do hospital administrators eat last?
A book was recommended to me recently by a resident of mine. It is written by Simon Sinek and called Leaders Eat Last. I already knew that I agreed with a lot of what Sinek says because I’ve seen You Tube Videos by Sinek that feel like he has reached…
A physician’s advice on extra cash flow
When it comes to destroying debt, many of us are familiar with the two most common methods to pay down debt. Many choose the debt snowball method where you pay off your smallest debt first while paying the minimum on others. Once that first debt is gon…
Physicians, do you suffer from “Someday Syndrome”?
“Someday Syndrome” is prevalent in many walks of life, but it is particularly bad in medicine. You know what I am talking about. “Someday, when I have graduated medical school …” or perhaps the more common phrase is, “Someday, when I am an attending …
These are the best investments physicians can make
Much of the personal finance blogosphere directed at physicians spend time discussing spending money. And for good reason. Physicians have a spending problem. While I am all about educating people about their personal finance shortcomings, it is also…
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