A Doctor Mansion Can Ruin Your Life
"In America we face an unbelievable drive to buy a house as soon as possible. This drive exists with medical students, who usually need to borrow money to eat. It augments as residents, who might have $400,000 of student loans with payment plans that don’t even cover the interest. Then as an attending, we can’t even think about renting. Doctors just don’t live in rentals." continue reading
It’s Not “Just Another Physician-Suicide,” It’s Suicide
“Recent physician-suicides, and all those before, were committed by people; people caught in an organization rigged against them — one that breeds new, and exacerbates existing, mental health issues. Physicians are people. Doctors are people. They happen to be people who care, which makes them super humans, not superhuman." continue reading
Dark Thoughts in a White Coat: Burnout and Depression in US Medical Residents
“His sister, with an eager and happy smile across her face, simply asked me: “Is this what you dreamed you wanted to be?” A question I had been asked many times before.
If it had been maybe 12 months earlier, when I was still a green-horned intern, I would have answered without hesitation or falsehoods.” continue reading
“It’s Because You’re a Woman”
"You think you can operate with that small brain up there?" he coyly said to me. I was trying to book an urgent case and this guy thought it would be sport to give me a hard time.
I smiled sweetly through gritted teeth. "Oh, that’s right, it’s an extra effort for me with this teensy tiny little brain I have, but somehow, we women muddle through operating."...continue reading
The Growth and Decline of Physician Compensation
Healthcare is one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy, accounting for approximately one in 10 U.S. jobs. Regardless of technological advances that reduce workloads, physician jobs are expected to grow 15% from 2016 to 2026.
The Doximity Physician Employment Report was designed to better understand the labor market for doctors by analyzing the demand for physicians. In all of the metro areas researched, physician compensation grew--from 7% in Boston to 16% in San Francisco--while nationwide was an overall 5.1% increase...continue reading