The Art of the Pivot: aka How to Tell Your Department Chair You're Starting a Real Estate Empire

First of all, my path has always been clear - Just kidding - I wasn't even sure that I wanted to do academic medicine. I just thought that I would not go back to academic medicine if I started in...

Find Your Ideal Coach Now

As an early-career physician, you're navigating a complex path with demands that include being an expert clinician, building your clinical practice, finding your research sweet spot, and educating the next generation. Amidst these challenges, a professional coach can be...

When I first worked with a coach it was for a specific issue with resident interactions in my second year as an attending (I was so busy trying to be efficient I forgot to look people in the eye when we talked and make them understand that I was invested and valued them). It was so great...

Revamp Your To-Do List Today!

I bet that you are juggling an overwhelming array of responsibilities - from patient care and research to teaching and administrative duties to social and family obligations. After a very short while, the demands on your time and attention seem endless. 

 Act Now: The Real Price of Context Switching

As you deal with competing priorities and multiple responsibilities, multitasking might seem like a necessary skill. However research suggests that only 2.5% of people really have the ability to multitask.  For the rest of us, we're usually...

As a physician, you might find yourself grappling with a challenge many of us have faced: the struggle to feel and process emotions. 

For most of my career, I didn’t know how I felt—most of the time, I didn’t even think about it. As a child, I remember experiencing a...

Aka It Took Me 24 Years to Learn How to Give Effective Constructive Criticism

I have been doing this wrong. For decades. 

Despite the fact that I have had a passion for teaching, mentoring and coaching for 24 years, I only learned this week in July of 2024 how to effectively...

At the start of a new career there are a myriad of opportunities, responsibilities, and expectations - all of which require you to make decisions. This is especially true as you transition from being a learner who is frequently told what to do into an attending who is expected to know the...

As a physician in your first few years of practice, you are not only expected to provide exceptional patient care but also to educate the next generation. Applying adult learning principles to your teaching can significantly enhance your effectiveness as you foster a more engaging learning...

Continuing from last week’s blog, we are talking about how to balance your roles as a busy clinician and prolific researcher. This topic is relevant whether you are new to academic medicine or have been doing this for a few years. 

We previously discussed the importance of...

Lessons Learned from Taylor Swift

I recently had the opportunity to go to a Taylor Swift show at Wembley Stadium. And while I was excited to see the woman, the myth, the legend, I probably only know about 10 songs (and could really sing only the chorus on most). However, surrounded by...