January 19th 2024
Vacation behavior among US physicians was found wanting, with more than half taking less than 15 days/year, 20% taking ≤5 days, and 70% working on their time off.
Lesson No. 1 for Physicians: The Customer Is Always Right
April 30th 2013My first patient had so many things wrong; he left before I could examine his heart and lungs, ask about chest pain, or reconcile his medication list. After his visit, veteran clinic staff noted they hadn’t seen Jim for years and were surprised he had come in at all. I felt the totality of my medical education had been squandered. They kindly reminded me it had just begun.