Three Tips to Help Doctors Go Beyond “Book Smart”
Early in my career as a surgeon, one of my technicians pulled me aside and told me a patient wanted …
The Physician Gender Bias—What Every Female Doctor Has Faced
A man and a woman step into an elevator wearing the exact same hospital scrub uniforms. The man’s pager suddenly …
A Few Practical Thoughts for Dealing with Death in Medicine
Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal with it? How do you …
Q&A with Dr. Lewis Potter, GP, Founder of Geeky Medics
Dr. Lewis Potter is a physician in Newcastle (UK) and the founder of Geeky Medics, the popular medical school revision …
Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor
It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The year where …
Q&A with Dr. Ali Wong, Plastic Surgery Resident and Creator of Sketchy Medicine
Dr. Ali Wong is a plastic surgery resident in Nova Scotia, Canada and creator of the website Sketchy Medicine, in …
Q&A with Dr. Emma Stanton, Psychiatry, Population Mental Health
Dr. Emma Stanton is a psychiatrist and Regional Chief Partnerships Officer at Beacon Health Options, a company which is uses …
Medical Families Affected By Hurricane Harvey
Today I woke up groggy after a night of restless sleep. I tossed and turned thinking about this storm – …
5 Tips for Finding and Working With a Mentor
Do you know anyone who raves about their mentor? A mentor can offer you expertise and motivation as you work …
Q&A with Physician-Author Femi Oyebode
Dr Femi Oyebode is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Birmingham and a published poet. He obtained his …
Switching Specialties: Why It’s Never Too Late to Try Something Different
“So if you don’t mind me asking, why did you make the switch?” I get that question quite often. I …
Jump Starting Your Job Search While In Medical School: Part 3
Read about steps 1 and 2 in Part 1 of this series here. Read about steps 3 and 4 in …
Immigrants, Insurance and Nonprofits: Our Generation’s Obligation
Republished with permission from here. The future of American health care remains uncertain. It was only a few weeks ago …
Q&A with Dr. Alison Stansfield, Learning Disability Psychiatrist
Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). This …
Financial Literacy for the Newly Minted Physician Part II: Introduction to Do-It-Yourself Investing
In our last installment, we recognized the value of money as a means of allotting your time in accordance with …
Residency Caps: What Medical Students Should Know
Due to their complexity, residency caps don’t make for scintillating news. Outside the medical field – where the debate rages …
Q&A with Physician-Authors Dr. Khurram Mehtabdin and Dr. Omar Mirza
Dr. Khurram Mehtabdin and Dr. Omar Mirza are doctors by day, comic book creators by night. Their series, Zindan: The …
What You Should Know: Understanding Immunotherapy Techniques for Cancer Treatment
The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2015, there were 1,658,370 new cases of cancer diagnosed in this country and some 589,430 …
What You Should Know: Exploring Techniques for Nonpharmacological Pain Control
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare …
Medical Students and Mental Health
Mental health is a topic which is discussed more openly in our society in recent decades and is, slowly, become …