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02/08/2018 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Doctors and Data

No one will argue the need for precise and accurate medical records. Doctors, surgeons, clinics, and hospitals need to be able to access patient data

02/02/2018 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

My #MeTooMedicine Story – SurgeonMasters Guest Blog

Huge thanks to “Dr. She” for sharing her story. It takes a lot of courage to speak up about these issues. If you’re experiencing harassment of any

01/05/2018 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

The Two Sides of Burnout

We talk a lot about surgeon burnout – how to prevent and treat it. Burnout can be incredibly detrimental to a surgeon’s emotional health, as well as

12/29/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Happy New Year! Looking Back While Keeping an Eye on the Future

At the end of the year, it’s important to look back and reflect. To examine our growth and successes, as well as our challenges. This blog will act as

12/08/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

5 Practices to Prevent Burnout in Your Workplace

There has been a lot of recent discussion about physician burnout. There has not been as much dialogue surrounding burnout among other hospital or

11/23/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

What is Thanksgiving?

Over the past 20 years or more of my life as a surgeon, I have spent many of them, if not most, in the hospital taking call, operating on injured

11/10/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Why Burnout Rates Are Higher Among Female Surgeons

A recent article published in Modern Medicine discusses the prevalence of burnout among female physicians and why women doctors are more prone to work