HCN Oncology Year-in-Review: Lifestyle/Professional GrowthDecember 21, 2021 | Oncology Internal Medicine Mindfulness in Oncology Requires Continual Practice of Being Present in the Moment It’s no secret that oncologists face burnout and extreme stress. However, some of that stress can be alleviated by practicing mindfulness. In this interview with oncologists from Healio’s “Women in Oncology” series, the concept of mindfulness among oncologists leading to better patient outcomes is explored. Read full article Family Medicine/General Practice 3 Mistakes Physicians Make That Triple Charting Time Expecting perfection when it comes to charting? Are you overly self-critical, telling yourself you’ll never get the charts done or you’re just not good at it? Do you go too big, watching your “identity-forming” charting spiral out of control? Keep calm and listen to this KevinMD.com podcast from Dr. Gail Gazelle, an internal medicine physician and the author of the book Everyday Resilience, who shares helpful advice for doctors struggling with these three mistakes. Read full article Allergy & Immunology Avoid These 7 Common Doctor Biases About Patients Are you biased toward certain types of patients? “Sometimes” is likely your answer, but there are implicit biases that doctors may not be aware they have. To help answer this question, Medscape put together a survey to weigh these biases, with emotional problems coming in at No. 1. Whether they are implicit or explicit, here are the other patient characteristics that commonly trigger a predisposition in doctors. Read full article Allergy & Immunology One Unexpected Way Physicians Invest Like Billionaires (And How You Can Too) Only about half of doctors in America identify themselves as “millionaires.” Like the rest of us, many physicians need to invest their money to grow it and build a retirement fund. And, increasingly, doctors are following the lead of the super-rich and investing in art. One-percenters are increasingly putting their money into art, which offers superior returns to the stock market averages with less risk and stress. Over time, the price of art tends to move in one direction — upwards — whereas stock prices can gyrate wildly and are prone to extreme volatility. Read full article Uncategorized 9 Ways to Stay in Medicine Past Retirement Your identity as a physician is tough to get away from when you step away from the profession. Still, retirement is a unique opportunity that can take you in a completely different direction or provide new opportunities in medicine. From part-time locum tenens work to medical editing or writing, here are some ideas if you’re thinking about how you can still contribute to the profession after retirement. Read full article Allergy & Immunology Gender Gaps in Physician Compensation: Best and Worst Medical Specialties According to a study of 135,000 doctors by Doximity, male physicians made, on average, 28% more than females in 2020, a 3% increase from the 2019 numbers. The survey, along with Medscape’s poll in 2021 that showed male specialist physicians overall making 33% more than females, points to a few other large gender pay gaps, as well as some in which women doctors make salaries closer to those of men. Read full article
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