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Choosing Neurosurgery, A Male Dominated Field
At a point in our careers when we are deciding what medical specialty to choose and evaluating our goals and expectations; how can we make these decisions in the overall context of our lives, with the ultimate pursuit of balance and happiness. According to the...
There’s No Heartbeat
“There’s no heartbeat.” Three words that no one ever wants to hear. Three words that no one ever wants to deliver. Yet, as physicians, we deliver those crushing words on a daily basis. None of us would ever take the task of delivering this news lightly, but for me, it...
How Burnout Affects Home Life And More
Wouldn't it be nice if life was organized and managed by the clothes we wore. In the office or hospital, I put on my white doctor coat and therefore become Dr. Weisman. I changed to my yoga pants and comfy LLR tee and now, BOOM, I'm Mommy. If only these outfits...
Addressing Physician Mental Health, One State at a Time
Unexpected patient outcomes and malpractice litigation hit people in white coats hard, commonly altering the course of their lives. I am deeply committed to coaching, speaking and writing regularly regarding these events, thanks to personal experience as well as that...
The “In-Between” Stage of My Journey
The “in-between” has never something I’ve embraced. It has been nearly a year since I last treated a patient, and I find myself still in a state of being “in-between”. At the risk of sounding reductive about the complex interpersonal dynamics within the practice where...
What Should I Wear? Let’s try Scrubs today…
It amazes me how my ‘work fashion’ sense has changed between medical school, residency, fellowship, my job as an attending physician, and the overall work environment. Believe me, it has even varied between me working on the east coast and in the midwest. Recently, I...
Career Series: Q&A with an Integrative Medicine Doctor
There are many questions about the field of Integrative Medicine and what it is like to practice in this field. Dr. Leslie Smith knows first hand about the field. She has an interesting story of how integrative medicine actually found her. Now, as the Director of...
How We Got Here: The History Behind the Gender Pay Gap
There is much hubbub in the media currently about the gender pay gap. This phenomenon is unfortunately not new and is no less egregious today as it was at its inception. The gender pay gap is a problem that not only affects women in the United States but also across...
Everyone Probably Needs A Therapist
Everyone needs a therapist. Yes, I said it! Why? Because it's true! Let's face it...all of us can have our crazy moments whether you want to admit it or not. Sometimes the way that we think may be "off" due to life dealing you some hard times. It may be that you are...
We Are Human Too
We are human, we are not indestructible, we have feelings and emotions that can get hurt, probably more than the average person based on the careers we have chosen. Yes, we will pass up on our well being (such as sleep, hygiene, exercise, relationships with family...