by Varun Verma, M.D. | Aug 15, 2024 | Career
My family was with my parents last week and my Dad casually shared that he had been working for 50 years. Fifty! I can’t even imagine this length of a career because many people in my generation regardless of their industry seem to aspire to FIRE (Financial...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 15, 2024 | Medical Student, Physicians
Congratulations to those that matched! To those that weren’t successful, please take care of yourself – it’s truly a tragedy that thousands of medical students/physicians who are willing and able to help patients aren’t able to find spots for...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Feb 9, 2024 | Physicians
In today’s digital age, social media platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives – or so we think. They keep us connected with friends and family, informed about the world, and entertained with endless content. However, after much reflection,...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 31, 2023 | Career
I’ve worked at more than a dozen institutions as a hospitalist and yet only one has bothered to have a leader sit down with me and conduct an exit interview. Given that an increasing number of physicians are burned out an looking to leave clinical medicine, one would...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 11, 2023 | Family
“Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.”- Abraham MaslowOnline physician forums are full of stories of stressed out two-physician households struggling with childcare...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 10, 2023 | Physicians, Career
A mastermind group is a group of people who meet regularly to help each other achieve their goals. The concept was first introduced by Napoleon Hill in his book Think And Grow Rich. Hill believed that by coming together, people could pool their resources and knowledge...
