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Staying Positive Might Actually Be a Negative for Physicians

All emotions can serve important purposes

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Contemplating Death Taught Me How to Live

How suicidal ideation led to a newfound appreciation for life

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Why Selling Will Make You a Happier Doctor

The skill of enrolling patients to participate in their health

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Permission to Burn the Manual

Enlightenment is the process of unlearning

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I Risked My Career to Save My Life

Prioritizing mental health over professional achievement

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A Physician's Top 10 Fears

Here's what I'm most afraid of

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Art as a Tool to Manage Pain

Swapping the heating pad for pastels and colored pencils

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Thoughts From a Doctor Who Runs Late

You never know what others are going through

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Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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This Physician's $$ Goals for 2022

Five realistic ways I plan to grow my wealth

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A Physician's Running List of Microaffirmations

The battle against microaggressions

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Setting Boundaries and the Power of Saying 'No'

An emergency physician explores saying "yes" to yourself and "no" to others

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Playing the Hand You Are Dealt

Sometimes you must strive for a new perspective

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Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment?

Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs

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Men in Power Seem to Have a Serious Zipper Malfunction Problem

Are hormones interfering with men's judgment?

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I'm a Burned-Out Family Doctor and Racism Is Part of the Problem

How to address racism in healthcare? Insights from an Indigenous physician

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We Must Start Looking for Drowning Colleagues

Too many of us are struggling

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The Healing Power of 'Thank You'

Why we as healthcare providers should be more sensitive to expressions of gratitude

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The Death of Empathy

The medical landscape has transformed for the worse, and now we are just numb

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Inequity Contributes to Burnout Among New Academic Physicians

It's not just patient-facing roles that can lead to burnout

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Emotional Epidemiology of Disease Is as Critical as Clinical Epidemiology

Gaining the trust of your patients is more important than ever

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Every Patient is Someone's Loved One

Remember to be compassionate, honest, and thoughtful

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Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress During Match Season

Five tips for a more stress-free experience

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Leaving Clinical Medicine Without Regrets

It may seem daunting, but options exist

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What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common?

Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way

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The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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An Antidote for Holiday Season Stress

How to worry less and celebrate more

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Reflections After the Last ER Shift

After spending decades in a career, calling it quits can be hard

Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You

Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare

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It's Not an Easy Thing to Unlearn How to Save a Life

When work hits home, it can provide a new perspective

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An Open Letter to Radiologists From a Jilted Orthopedic Surgeon

What happened to our relationship?

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Letting Your Resident Break the Bad News

Practice is the only way to get better

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To Aaron Rodgers, From a Physician and Packers Fan

Thoughts on the star quarterback's recent controversy

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The Toxic Doctor-Insurer Relationship

Are insurers an obstacle to providing patients with the care they need?

The Art of Asking Where It Hurts

Sometimes the diagnosis may be more simple than it seems

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America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors

We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care?

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Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal

The medical landscape is rapidly changing, and so are our perspectives

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The Dream Patient

When someone makes proactive changes

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Reclaim Your Personal Power

You have more of it than you realize

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'Having a Sad'

A physician leans into his feelings

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