by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 19, 2018 | Physicians, Medical Education, Career
Ask physicians about their medical school and residency training and many have horror stories about devastating criticism from superiors. Healthcare can feel like a dog-eat-dog world; with a hierarchy and rituals that must be respected. It’s been a decade since my...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 1, 2018 | Patient Safety & Quality, Medical Education
AN INNOVATIVE NEW ONLINE-ONLY MEDICAL SCHOOL Guest post from Dr. Egerton Osler Davis I’m excited to announce that I’ve secured $100 million in funding to establish The University of North America School of Medicine (UNOTMD); the first online-only medical school. (100...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 6, 2018 | Patient Safety & Quality, Other, Career
As a physician – is it acceptable to say no? After working as a hospital medicine physician across five different states and internationally, I’ve realized that saying no is actually imperative. Physicians are stretched thin, abused, demonized, and...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jul 7, 2017 | Career
I was scared. Residency was ending and I had no idea what I was going to do. I just knew that I wanted to help patients and practice medicine abroad in a resource poor setting… whatever that meant. “You’re a f***ing idiot.” I almost laughed but judging by the serious...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jul 1, 2016 | Medical Education
Ah July 1st… the transition point between non-clinical and clinical years in medical school, between being a student and intern, and also between being a trainee and being ‘in charge.’ As a student- you’re no longer carrying books (or iPads),...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Sep 1, 2015 | Cases
Medicine has undoubtedly come a long way. Paternalism has been ditched in favor of a shared decision making approach, diagnoses and treatments are (largely) based on scientific evidence, and information is not outright withheld from patients out of some misplaced...
