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The Great Unlearning of a Practicing Clinician

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Kyra Marie Dougherty Delapedraja, NP

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

Robert M. Doroghazi, MD

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What If Being a Physician Was Just Another Job?

Katherine Wu, MD

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7 Ways for Doctors to Create Passive Income in Medical Practice

Jordan Frey, MD

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I Failed Step 1 by 1 Point

Stephanie Moss, MD

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How Physicians Can Lower Their Taxes

Jordan Frey, MD

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When the Worst Threat to a Patient Is a Drug Prescription

Marjorie M Ordene, MD

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How to Tell a Mother Her Baby Is Dead

Kathleen Ackert, DO

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Bad Reviews Are Not All Bad

Amy Vertrees, MD

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The Great Work Flip

Pamela Adelstein, MD

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A Physician’s Exam Room Should Be Educational and Inviting

Hayward Keith Zwerling, MD

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How to Keep Your Bias Where It Belongs: Out of the Exam Room

Arlene Dorrough, PA

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Medical School Is a Marathon

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An Introvert’s Guide to Clinical Rotations

Ruchi Desai, MD

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Forget Mansplaining—Stop Pansplaining

Elizabeth M LaRusso, MD

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Of Complaints and Concerns: Finding Meaning in Medicine for Patients

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To the Physician Who Gave Me Positive Feedback

Micaela Stevenson

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5 Ways to Set Yourself Up For Financial Success From Residency

Altelisha Taylor, MD

Dec 20, 2021 Link to 5 Ways to Set Yourself Up For Financial Success From Residency

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10 Ways to Improve Work-Life Balance as a Physician and Mother

Mehvish Khan, MD

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Is Your Bedside Manner Something Your Patients Brag About?

Lloyd D Holm, DO

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Combating Race-Based Medicine

Micaela Stevenson

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The Ailments For Which We Cannot Prescribe Equally Matter

Thelben Mullett, MD, FAAP

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