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Aug 12, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jordan Frey |Hailey Roumimper |Mohini Dasari |Jenna Colturi
Too many doctors find themselves in golden handcuffs. This happens when, despite a high income, doctors accrue expenses that equal or exceed their income. And no matter how hard it might seem to be able to spend up to the limit of a salary (especially when you are still in training), it is not uncommon. Unfortunately (and counter to what popular culture says), excessive spending is associated with minimal to no improvement in overall happiness and can be associated with burnout in doctors.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jenna Colturi |Hailey Roumimper |Mohini Dasari |Lachlan Shiver
A significant 34% of physicians believe medical training should be shorter, according to a Doximity poll of 3,411 physicians. This perspective is contrasted by 50% who feel that the current training length is appropriate, and 16% who would like longer training periods. Reducing the length of medical training could potentially address issues such as student-loan debt and clinician shortages.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Hailey Roumimper |Mohini Dasari |Jenna Colturi |Lachlan Shiver
Empathic communication involves accepting and allowing different perspectives and emotions in other people, and it involves actively listening to another’s world view. In the clinical world, studies have shown that empathic understanding and communication are associated with better outcomes for patients and families.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Mohini Dasari |Jenna Colturi |Lachlan Shiver |Kymberley Armstrong
Three months into my surgical fellowship I began having serious doubts about whether I could finish it. But it wasn’t until the end of month seven that I was able to deliver my resignation. I won’t go into details about how and why my fellowship wasn’t a good fit for me; I’ve written about this elsewhere. I want to reflect on the key pieces that made it possible for me to pull the trigger on leaving, which ended up being the best thing I could do for myself.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jenna Colturi |Lachlan Shiver |Kymberley Armstrong |Jenny Jones
A significant 34% of physicians believe medical training should be shorter, according to a Doximity poll of 3,411 physicians. This perspective is contrasted by 50% who feel that the current training length is appropriate, and 16% who would like longer training periods. Reducing the length of medical training could potentially address issues such as student-loan debt and clinician shortages.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Brittany Panico |Danielle Pigneri |Jenna Colturi |Matthew Scott
I sit facing Ms. M in my exam room, looking at her while explaining the role of rituximab, a medication I use frequently for vasculitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Except Ms. M has Sjogrens disease and rituximab is used off-label for her condition. So I am explaining that it is possible her insurance may deny coverage of the medication at first, then we may have to request it from the drug company.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Danielle Pigneri |Jenna Colturi |Matthew Scott |Lisa Belisle
Medical training is perhaps the best example of modern-day apprenticeship. Even after years of book learning and classroom instruction, a huge portion of practical education remains missing until you’ve spent time working under the guidance of experienced mentors. Regardless of medical specialty, years of supervised practice with graduated autonomy is a cornerstone of training.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Maya Nambisan |Avneet Soin |Jenna Colturi |Melina Tessier
Nearly half of physicians (47%) say that expected salary “heavily” or “somewhat” influenced their choice of specialty, according to a recent Doximity poll of 2,818 physicians. That figure rises to 65% for physicians under 40 years old, suggesting increasing significance of salary in recent years. With several years of staggering inflation and increasing costs of medical education, more physicians may be considering expected salary when selecting their medical specialty.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Maya Nambisan |Avneet Soin |Jenna Colturi |Morgan S. Hardy
I had been avoiding the hallway all day but somehow found myself passing through at the end of the day. As I walked, I couldn’t help but glance toward my old unit. The space was devoid of movement. The doors — usually in dynamic motion with family, caregivers, and other staff moving in and out — were shut. The nursing station was the hardest to take in. The laughter, bustle, and incessant beeping from the Trace-view software were no longer there.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Avneet Soin |Jenna Colturi |Morgan S. Hardy |Ryan McCormick
When the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was launched in 2022, my first thought as a psychiatry resident was “finally.” I was excited, perhaps naively, about the prospect that we would soon enter an age of easier access to timely emergent mental health services for people in need. That excitement was soon tempered by necessary questions, however. How would people become aware of this resource? Would it be adequately staffed?
