“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” Samuel Goldwyn It’s time to renew a prior blog, because it’s that time of year, and, this time, I’ve also created a short webinar with tips and tricks especially for your first contract after residency. We live and work in a world in which we…
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Why Technology Makes Me a Smarter Physician
I have always had ectopic brains. Those are the external resources we use to reference stuff that physicians need to know. As a resident, it was pockets full of manuals – the Washington Manual, Handbook of Pediatrics, etc. Frankly, I always had trouble remembering a lot of the micro-minutiae that come with practicing medicine. My…
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There is No ‘I’ in Health Care Team
One definition of team is “a group of people who work together.” We talk a lot about health care teams. The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) supports the team concept. PAMED opposes the independent practice of advanced practice nurses, not because we don’t respect their skills and abilities, but because we think good medical practice requires…
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Why Physicians Need An Online Presence
“He made me wait way too long, and then I felt rushed.” I discovered this negative review, now several years old, when I recently Googled myself. No glowing comments about the time I paid a late-night visit to an inpatient who had taken a turn for the worse. Nothing about the patient I asked to…
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