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. | 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 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...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 28, 2023 | Physicians, Career
Documentation burden is the time and effort that physicians spend on documenting patient care in electronic health records (EHRs). It is a major source of stress and frustration for physicians, and it can lead to burnout, decreased job satisfaction, and medical...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 27, 2023 | Career
There are many things that physicians don’t learn in residency that will impact their own career satisfaction and longevity. I remember my very first job as a hospitalist way back in 2012. I took a locums assignment in Maine – and I knew nothing about the...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 30, 2023 | Career
In honor of National Doctors’ Day, we remember the incredible work that physicians do each day and they challenges they face. Healthcare is much more than providing preventative care, accurate diagnosis and treating illnesses – it is about humans...
