Month: April 2020

I was sad to read 2 articles this week about 2 separate physicians who took their own lives. One was an overwhelmed practicing Emergency Physician and the second was a physician in training, who had failed to obtain a residency position. I did not intend for this week’s post to be about physician suicide and…

Somewhere along the way, physicians lost their voice. That may not be completely accurate because in the “good old days” (before I even began practice) things were much simpler and they really didn’t require a “voice.” Reimbursements were good, insurance companies didn’t require the frequent hoop-jumping that is commonplace today, and when the physician said…