Annahieta Kalantari, DO Beating Burnout
I can guarantee that you would immediately recognize a STEMI patient and activated your cath lab and that you would quickly recognize and treat the classic signs of appendicitis in a patient. Would you be able to recognize the signs…
Michelle Finkel, MD Do-It-Yourself Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute
Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when I inquired about another one of our physician co-workers I’d not seen in a while. “Oh, she’s on the Mommy Track,” my colleague said and…
Maneesha Agarwal, MD 
Katie Beck-Esmay Work-Life Balance Collision: From Doc to Mom and Back
When a family member becomes critically ill, we as physicians can experience a traumatic collision of our work life and personal life. In Dr. Maneesha Agarwal’s FIX17 talk, she shares her experience of dealing with a family medical crisis when…
Shannon McNamara, MD Resilience and Broken Systems
Content warning: This piece deals with the subject of death. I have a white bear rule – don’t think about dead people before bed. I started this rule in residency, when I would finish a shift that often involved an…
Sarah Sebby, DO A Letter to My Husband
Dear Jon, Don’t worry, this isn’t that kind of Dear John letter. We’ve been married seven years. We’ve had our ups and downs but overall it’s been good. We have three beautiful children. I look forward to many good years…
Dara Kass, MD Camp Doctor – The Most Rewarding Physician Job I’ve Ever Had
Even after all this time, the phone calls aren’t always easy to make. “Hi, Mrs. Smith, this is Dr. Kass at camp, don’t worry, everything is OK.” I usually get that out in one breath, then immediately transition to concrete…
Sponsored: How to Be on Fire Without Burning Out: Five Ways to Maintain Your Joy and Balance as You Lead
By Sofia Khan, MD It’s not easy to balance a high-wattage career with family and personal commitments. If you’re interested in growing as a leader, how can you build a meaningful career while maintaining joy and balance? At CEP America,…
Laura Medford-Davis, MD, MS Time Management – Separating Urgent from Important
This professional development column focuses on effective time management using a prioritization principle from Stephen R Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. To improve time management and productivity, Covey suggests that you plot all of your pending tasks…