I have been given two life changing pieces of advice by colleagues. First: pick a side of the parking ramp, north or south, and always park there. It will save you a lot of time and frustration (and embarrassment) wandering around the ramp at the end of a long day. Pleasures of the simple, as... Continue Reading →
How Physicians Feel About the Top-Down Nature of Medicine
The following is an excerpt from an email regarding an initiative handed down to the authors department. It reflects the sentiment of many physicians regarding the nature of top down leadership that is common in healthcare. Those outside of healthcare may think that physicians are at the top of the “top down” structure, but they... Continue Reading →
What’s So Great About Working Christmas?
This year I worked December 23rd, 24th and 25th from noon to 10pm. There is no doubt that working Christmas sucks, and this year I felt especially sorry for myself because...