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12/05/2019 Ryan Will MD

“How Are You?” Thank You for Asking.

I would like to thank Dr. Peggy Naas for her recent article Tackling and Preventing Physician Suicide. I wholeheartedly agree with the points that

11/21/2019 Peggy Naas MD

Tackling and Preventing Physician Suicide

As physicians, we always seem to be “surprised and shocked” when one of our colleagues dies by suicide. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We should

10/25/2019 Ryan Will MD

Doctor Strangelove: Stop Worrying and Love the EMR

EMR systems can be useful because they retain a lot of vital information. But the entry of that information has become increasingly labor intensive. A

09/20/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Pardon Me if I Am a Little Emotional

Dr. Thomas Fishler with Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons in Scottsdale, AZ, appears to have taken his own life earlier this week. I found out

08/22/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Working with Your Worst Enemy – Tips for Taming Your Inner Critic

What would you do if you were completely untethered by expectations? How would it impact your decisions? What other passions would

08/01/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

CHARMed – Signing On to Improve Physician Well-Being

Whatever term we want to use - burnout, passion killer, sick-and-tired-of-this - we’re feeling it in the medical community. Some studies are even

07/11/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Simple Reminders for Calming Physician Overwhelm

In our current healthcare system, feeling overwhelmed is common among physicians and a huge contributing factor to burnout. One of the main reasons

05/31/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Moving Away from Second Victim Syndrome

A recent article published on kevinmd.com titled “Second victim syndrome: a doctor’s hidden struggle” outlined the concept of second victim syndrome

05/15/2019 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

How to Ensure Physician Wellness Programs are NOT Like Lipstick on a Pig

In her KevinMD.com article entitled “Physician wellness programs are lipstick on a pig” Linda Drozdowicz, MD argues that physician wellness programs