The Exit Interview

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...
Physician Mastermind Groups

Physician Mastermind Groups

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...
Things You Learn Along The Way

Things You Learn Along The Way

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...
We Don’t Talk About Burnout

We Don’t Talk About Burnout

We don’t talk about burnout. I reunited with a former medical school classmate for lunch recently and realized that I talked more to him in two hours about my experiences over the past few years than I had with my hospitalist colleagues at work or my closest friends....