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...

In almost 25 years as an academic physician, I have been amazed and frustrated by the crazy juggling act that clinicians (and especially women clinicians) are required to navigate. While we all try to meet the quadruple aims of world class clinical practice, innovative research, novel and...

The rationale for tackling physician burnout encompasses multiple aspects including the resultant:

• Expenses linked to staff turnover
• Diminished productivity leading to lost revenue
• Financial risk due to the critical connection between burnout and lower quality of care, reduced patient...

When I started my career, I had a lot of interesting ideas and several projects in different stages of development (ideas only, data collection, drafting the manuscript…). It was not that hard to keep track of things that were already initiated, but harder to remember the stroke of genius...

Being a good #mentee in academic medicine involves actively engaging in your professional development, maintaining effective communication with your mentor, and demonstrating a commitment to learning and growth. Here are some tips on how to be a good mentee: 

1. Initiate...

Choosing the right mentor in academic medicine is a critical decision that can significantly impact your professional development and success. (But do not stress, you can always learn from multiple mentors and change mentors if the relationship isn’t working).

What to look for in a...