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...
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...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Jan 6, 2023 | Career
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....
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Dec 31, 2022 | Question and Answer, Career
QUESTION I’m having a difficult time at work as a hospitalist. No work life balance. Everything is my problem, patient and family interactions are difficult and specialists aren’t that helpful. Is this what I signed up for? Did I make a mistake becoming a...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | May 14, 2020 | Other
84 000 deaths apparently mean nothing to some people in the US. Before vehemently arguing how our economy cannot sustain more of a lockdown – imagine if you faced this scenario. Your partner/child/parent is taken to the hospital because of #COVID19 and you never...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Apr 22, 2020 | Healthcare Professionals, Physicians
Multiple times a week I get messages from dear friends, family or colleagues who ask some variation of ‘how are you holding up?’ I am neither an anesthesiologist, critical care or ER physician, so I’m not three inches away from contagion while intubating patients. I...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 29, 2020 | Other
Our society is paying a tremendous price with the novel coronavirus pandemic; either with our health, job loss, financial loss, stress, or being forced apart from family. Unfortunately it seems that we are nowhere near the height of the devastation of COVID-19 even...
by Varun Verma, M.D. | Mar 27, 2020 | Physicians
The following blog post is my personal predictions and an action plan about COVID-19. I don’t represent any group, employer or any other healthcare professional and the following is not medical advice. It has been three weeks since the first case of SARS-CoV-2...
