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Debunking 7 Myths about Locums
Locum tenens offers a flexible and rewarding career path for physicians at any stage of their journey, yet several myths surround this practice. Let's debunk the top misconceptions. Myth #1: Locum Tenens is Only for Retiring Physicians While locum tenens is a popular...
What part of the percentage do you make up?
Percentage of women in 29 specialties "Pediatrics has the highest percentage of female physicians compared to other specialties, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022." For the report, Medscape collected responses from more than 13,000 physicians...
Should Clinicians Use Emojis When They Communicate With Each Other?
"When a colleague of mine wanted to discuss a new and somewhat out-of-left-field research project that centered around the use of emojis in digital health care communication, I blanched. To the best of my recollection, I blurted, “Emojis have no place in medicine.”...
New Technologies Aiming to Help Rural Health Care
"Drones dropping defibrillators from the sky, wearable watches that improve CPR, and telehealth services bringing medical expertise to any location in the world are just a few innovations seeking to improve medical outcomes in hard-to-reach areas. The COVID-19...
Mindfulness Meditation Practices to Reduce Burnout
Mindfulness meditation practices can reduce burnout, increase compassion among physicians. Mindfulness-based interventions may ease burnout, increase compassion and improve the patient-physician relationship, according to a presentation at Healing Healthcare: A Global...
5 Tips for Connecting With Your Patients
"It is a tough time to be a doctor. With the stresses of the pandemic, the continued unfettered rise of insurance company BS, and so many medical groups being bought up that we often don't even know who makes the decisions, the patient can sometimes be hidden in the...
My Hopes for 2022
L. Allen Dobson Jr., MD, FAAFP, is a family physician and Editor-in-Chief of Medical Economics® who wrote the article below titled, "My Hopes for 2022". "I am hopeful that all our trusted physicians and other health care clinicians will rediscover their voice and...