Congratulations on your prestigious recognition in the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians”. Being chosen for this listing is an honor, and your impressive achievements have you among the Nation’s most excellent… So began the mailing I received today. It looked like junk mail but it had “medical license” somewhere on the envelope and I didn’t […]
In My Mailbox Today
More evidence of the nightmare that is the state licensing and hospital credentialing process: Good Morning Dr. …, Attached is a fax I received from “name of my medical school” this morning. This fax indicates that “name of my medical school” charges $5 to verify your medical degree. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay additional […]
The Practice of Financial Medicine
What’s that you say? You didn’t know about the specialty of financial medicine? Well neither did I until recently. No, this is not about President Obama’s plan for public health insurance. Although I do side with the American Medical Association in being skeptical of it I’m annoyed that their main bone of contention seems to […]
Welcome to Medicine aka the Licensing & Credentialing Nightmare
The job search is finally over. It was a long and arduous process and if I could start all over, there would be many things I would do differently. I settled. I chose the practice that made the most sense economically, financially, and legally. I forego my desires and most importantly a chance at a […]
Rainy Day Reading
What else is there to do on a rainy day but read? Over on WSJ we learn 10 reasons doctors get burned out. It is written by a surgeon about surgeons but I think most other doctors will agree it rings true for them as well. Yet even though I agree with many of the […]
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