by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 5, 2023 | Medical Student, College Student
I entered medical school 20 years ago in 2003. I look around the hospital sometimes, struggle to fathom that it was that long ago, and wonder whether I ever looked as young as the medical students on their rotations. As they say; the days are long but the years are...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 4, 2023 | Healthcare IT, Physicians
There seems to be tremendous apprehension in some parts of the physician community about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the profession and job opportunities. The fields that seem ripe for disruption including imaging (Radiologists) and non-procedural...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 3, 2023 | Family
The modern world is exciting and full of opportunity, but also may be detrimental to our mental health. It can be really frustrating to have a lot of unfinished work hanging over your head. It can make you feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed and lead to burnout. Most...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 2, 2023 | Physicians
“Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.” – Kahlil Gibran Each time I have a nonagenarian patient in the hospital, I kid around with them to please reveal to me their secrets of their longevity. Most of them have...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 1, 2023 | Physicians
Since completing residency in 2012, I’ve worked at large academic centers like UCSF, Brigham and Mount Sinai, at community hospitals like Jefferson Cherry Hill and I’ve also done short locum tenens assignments at tiny remote hospitals like Franklin Memorial Hospital...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 29, 2023 | Physicians
It should be obvious that the frontline healthcare team is not an adversary to the patient or their family. Most of us chose this profession to be of service to other human beings. Nurses, pharmacists, therapists, physicians and countless others involved in direct...
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. | Apr 26, 2023 | Physicians
Physician forums are filled with posts about overwhelmed two physician couples with young kids, the stressors they face and the risks of burnout. As a practicing hospital medicine physician with a wife who own’s her own practice, with three kids under the age of...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 25, 2023 | Personal Finance
There is tremendous interest in the physician community about financial independence and early retirement (FIRE). Many of us are burned out, and there are many existing and worsening workplace challenges that we face. These have existed since before COVID-19 times and...
