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Nov 17, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Sarah Samaan
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Sarah Samaan |Curtis G. Graham |Sheila Nazarian |Amanda Xi
Meditation is a hot topic with deep roots, but sometimes it feels like it’s being pushed as a modern-day version of snake oil for what ails the spirit. Often touted as an antidote to burnout, many of us know that a meditation app won’t solve the systemic issues plaguing health care today, leading some physicians to be skeptical. I was introduced to mindfulness meditation years ago while practicing yoga. Initially, making time to simply sit and be present wasn’t a priority for me.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Sarah Samaan |Brian A. Primack |Jay Wong |Amanda Xi
Most physicians cite work-life balance as a top priority. Yet there is little clarity on what exactly work-life balance means. Some prefer the term work-life integration, suggesting that work and personal life should be intertwined. Work-life integration is a common buzzword in managerial circles. However, for most physicians, this way of life is already a reality.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Rabia Karani |Raquel Martínez |Sarah Samaan |David Haosen Xiang
In medicine, it is so easy to adapt the mindset that you should put off what you want to do in life until your training is over. “It’ll be easier after pre-med, or after medical school, or after residency,” is a common way of thinking, but what I’ve found is that each phase of your training in medicine has its own unique set of challenges and responsibilities, which makes each phase equally difficult in its own way.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | David Haosen Xiang |Raquel Martínez |Sarah Samaan |Yoo Jung Kim
“I don’t want to talk with you. What good are you? Bring me a real doctor!” My patient, T, screamed at me. “I’m sorry,” I shook my head. “I’ll let my senior resident know, and we’ll be back shortly.” “Of course you will. I know shortly means another 45 minutes.” She made a face in exasperation. “I’m very sorry. I’ll do my best to come back soon.” This was my fifth night in the ED. As a second-year medical student on my surgery clerkship, we were assigned to spend two weeks in the ED.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Sarah Samaan |Raquel Martínez |David Haosen Xiang |Yoo Jung Kim
The Patient Who Made Me Want to Make Time for Him“Doctor, I feel like you just don’t have time for me anymore.” My 92-year-old patient Mr. Gray peered at me through his thick glasses, his bushy eyebrows knitted together. I felt my breath catch in my chest. Mr. Gray was right. As the constraints of medical practice had tightened over recent years, time had become a limited commodity — and something I had lost control over.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Raquel Martínez |Sarah Samaan |David Haosen Xiang |Yoo Jung Kim
How to Embrace Novel Technologies, From the EHR to ChatGPTIn 2013, as I was beginning my third year of medical school, the hospital system we were about to descend on was undergoing a transformation: the new EHR was being rolled out. In one of my earliest rotations that year, I remember a talented surgeon asking my cohort to help him navigate through order sets and note buttons. The “madness,” as he referred to it, inspired him to consider early retirement.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Andrew Schmidt |James Turner |Thomas Gruber |Sarah Samaan
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. As a new fourth year student, I believed that the year of clinical experience already under my belt would prepare me for my critical care rotation. And while I wasn’t completely naive, the MICU would go on to humble me for the next four weeks.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | James Turner |Andrew Schmidt |Thomas Gruber |Sarah Samaan
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. 50% of doctors change jobs in the first few years of their career, but knowing how to properly handle a job transition is relevant to every physician at every stage of their career. Financial advice for doctors doesn’t often cover this topic and job transitions can be tricky enough when you’re careful. If you’re on the cusp of a change, here’s a checklist for you.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Thomas Gruber |Sarah Samaan |Olapeju M. Simoyan |Joshua Hansen
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. An anesthesiologist in my community recently called me for an opinion about some weakness and numbness she’d developed in her lower leg and foot. The physician had a history of multiple sclerosis (MS) but had not been treated for several years. She was seen at a clinic out of town that exclusively diagnosed and treated MS.
