Lessons Learned

Life and career advice from clinicians, for clinicians.

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Lifestyle Changes To Improve Surgical Performance

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Rabia Yunus Karani, MD

Mar 30, 2023

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A Three-Step Plan For Achieving Mastery in Surgery, Medicine, and Life

Brian Gilmer, MD

Jan 23, 2023 Link to A Three-Step Plan For Achieving Mastery in Surgery, Medicine, and Life

Read 4 Tips for Surviving — and Thriving In! — Residencyarticle image
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4 Tips for Surviving — and Thriving In! — Residency

Ricardo Chujutalli, MD, MBA

Jan 3, 2023 Link to 4 Tips for Surviving — and Thriving In! — Residency

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The ‘Patient’ I Could Not Save

Lachlan Shiver

Nov 10, 2022 Link to The ‘Patient’ I Could Not Save

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What Does It Mean to Leave Against Medical Advice?

Ian Gleaner, MD

Oct 13, 2022 Link to What Does It Mean to Leave Against Medical Advice?

Read Start With an Exit Plan, And Other Lessons From Owning a Micropracticearticle image
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Start With an Exit Plan, And Other Lessons From Owning a Micropractice

Robin Elizabeth Dickinson, MD

Sep 12, 2022 Link to Start With an Exit Plan, And Other Lessons From Owning a Micropractice

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10 Culinary Commandments: A Guide to Meal Prep During Residency

Maxwell Isaac, DO

Aug 24, 2022 Link to 10 Culinary Commandments: A Guide to Meal Prep During Residency

Read “You Need to Fix That!” The Case for Leadership Apologiesarticle image
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“You Need to Fix That!” The Case for Leadership Apologies

Nimesh Patel, MD

Aug 10, 2022 Link to “You Need to Fix That!” The Case for Leadership Apologies

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Why I Chose to Be Unemployed Rather Than Stay At My Hospital

Charles Black, MD

Jul 14, 2022 Link to Why I Chose to Be Unemployed Rather Than Stay At My Hospital

Read Not Every Med Student Goes Straight to Residency. I Did a Research Fellowship Insteadarticle image
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Not Every Med Student Goes Straight to Residency. I Did a Research Fellowship Instead

Wayne B. Bauerle, MD

Jun 13, 2022 Link to Not Every Med Student Goes Straight to Residency. I Did a Research Fellowship Instead

Read The Absence of Burnout Does Not Equal Wellnessarticle image
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The Absence of Burnout Does Not Equal Wellness

Sanj Katyal, MD

Jun 6, 2022 Link to The Absence of Burnout Does Not Equal Wellness

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The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

Kyra Marie Dougherty Delapedraja, NP

Apr 26, 2022 Link to The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

Read “Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physiciansarticle image
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“Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physicians

Robert M. Doroghazi, MD

Apr 26, 2022 Link to “Don’t Be Seduced by Flash and Glitz”: Financial Advice for Young Physicians

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What If Being a Physician Was Just Another Job?

Katherine Wu, MD

Apr 19, 2022 Link to What If Being a Physician Was Just Another Job?

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7 Ways for Doctors to Create Passive Income in Medical Practice

Jordan Frey, MD

Apr 12, 2022 Link to 7 Ways for Doctors to Create Passive Income in Medical Practice

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I Failed Step 1 by 1 Point

Stephanie Moss, MD

Apr 5, 2022 Link to I Failed Step 1 by 1 Point

Read How Physicians Can Lower Their Taxesarticle image
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How Physicians Can Lower Their Taxes

Jordan Frey, MD

Mar 29, 2022 Link to How Physicians Can Lower Their Taxes

Read When the Worst Threat to a Patient Is a Drug Prescriptionarticle image
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When the Worst Threat to a Patient Is a Drug Prescription

Marjorie M Ordene, MD

Mar 28, 2022 Link to When the Worst Threat to a Patient Is a Drug Prescription

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How to Tell a Mother Her Baby Is Dead

Kathleen Ackert, DO

Mar 15, 2022 Link to How to Tell a Mother Her Baby Is Dead

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Bad Reviews Are Not All Bad

Amy Vertrees, MD

Mar 9, 2022 Link to Bad Reviews Are Not All Bad

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The Great Work Flip

Pamela Adelstein, MD

Mar 2, 2022 Link to The Great Work Flip

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A Physician’s Exam Room Should Be Educational and Inviting

Hayward Keith Zwerling, MD

Feb 23, 2022 Link to A Physician’s Exam Room Should Be Educational and Inviting