by Dan Fries | Jan 26, 2016 | Personal Health & Wellness, Professional Development
I’ve always marveled at the focus, concentration and unflappability of experienced surgeons. The amount of calm they exude even outside surgery is remarkable. Having watched them from the sidelines for close to 5 years, their sense of composure is something that I...
by Pamela Wible, MD | Nov 24, 2015 | Professional Development
“Medical school is a great anti-mentorship program. You meet a lot of doctors you’d never want to become.” That’s what med students keep telling me. Mentorless medical students? I had no idea. Until students started shadowing me. Many also volunteer at hospice and...
by Vicki Rackner, MD | Nov 9, 2015 | Professional Development
My son and I pick blueberries each summer. Sounds like a nice relaxing family activity, right? It was in years past. Now, however, my son is a highly competitive adolescent who wants to win. Even though I am no slouch, my son can pick two to three pounds of berries...
by Iris Grimm | Nov 9, 2015 | Personal Health & Wellness, Professional Development
Are you feeling frustrated or annoyed more frequently? Feeling frustration or annoyance frequently can be a major energy drainer in your life. It sucks everything out of you and many times it is hard to recover from this setback. Here is a neuroscientific trick that...
by Pamela Wible, MD | Nov 9, 2015 | Professional Development
I just got to hang out with a graduate of my physician retreat, Ann Cordum, M.D., who now has a successful ideal medical clinic is Boise, Idaho. Here’s what Ann has to say about her new life: PW: So this is your office! AC: This is my office in Boise, Idaho! Ya! PW:...
by Vicki Rackner, MD | Nov 9, 2015 | Professional Development
While we have never met, I know something about you with absolute certainty. You are remarkable. You have a unique way of improving patients’ condition based on your unique gifts and passions and life experiences. Why is being remarkable important? The quickest way...
