Allison Dimsdale

2 months ago | opmed.doximity.com | Priya Rajdev |Bronson Ciavarra |Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale

"You really need to get to the gym." My attending yoked upward on the Richardson retractor I was holding. My deltoids were burning and the thick abdominal wall I was pulling on was steadily sinking at a rate inversely correlated with my rising lactate. Trembling as I engaged muscle groups hitherto unknown to me, I did my best to dutifully observe the chief and attending operating peacefully, harmoniously, elegantly, their minds and bodies completely at ease and in flow.

2 months ago | opmed.doximity.com | Bronson Ciavarra |Priya Rajdev |Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale

In the ever-evolving landscape of neurosurgery, a pivotal question persists in the minds of patients: "Will I be the same after neurosurgery?" This inquiry delves into the essence of the patient experience, probing the very core of their identity in the face of intricate neurological interventions.

2 months ago | opmed.doximity.com | Abraham Kim |Allison Dimsdale |Erica Leigh Jacovetty |Barbara Lazio

Amid recent years of economic volatility and stagnating pay, financial planning has become increasingly relevant for physicians and other medical professionals looking toward retirement. Among a wide range of options to that end, most clinicians (69%) plan to rely on tax-advantaged accounts such as a 401(k) and other stock investments as their main source of retirement income, according to a Doximity poll.

Dec 9, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Allison Dimsdale |Priya Rajdev |Hernan Antonio Bazan |Caitlin McCarthy

Health care professionals today face a mountain of challenges in the workplace. We have more patients than ever, fewer clinicians, and more practices that include clinicians other than physicians. Our patients often delay care and thus are sicker when we tend to them. Patients have seemingly unrestricted access to us via messaging and have high expectations of the timing of our responses. Workdays are long and frenetic, and pajama-time charting and patient messaging are the status quo.