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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

10/27/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Surgeon Coaching to Enhance Wellness

Surgeon Coaching to Enhance Wellness & Improve Healthcare A recent article published in The New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst discusses

10/06/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

I Can Fly And Miguel Is Teaching Me

How Does Peer Mentoring Work? Peer Mentoring. We all do it. However, we don’t always notice that we’re doing it. That lack of awareness makes it

09/15/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Doctor Alienation

In a recent article, Dr. Melinda Hakim discusses the alienation of American physicians in our current landscape. The system is causing physicians to

09/01/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Beating Back Burnout in Five Steps

In a recent article published in bizjournals.com, executive coach and author Bruce Roselle outlined some of the factors that can contribute to

08/11/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

How to Manage Stress, Instead of Avoiding it

How to Manage Stress, Instead of Avoiding It Stress is one of the primary contributors to burnout among surgeons (and other working professionals,

07/28/2017 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Hospital Characteristics that can lead to Doctor Burnout

In an article published on Kevinmd.com titled “Is your hospital a miserable place to work? Here are 14 clues,” Dr. Robert Khoo sarcastically offers 14