Appearance: First impressions matter even when it comes to physician resumes. Therefore, the resume should be perfect in appearance. The design, font, and text weight should flow and be easy on the eyes. Carefully consider the alignment, symmetry, and the use of bullets, bold characters etc. Do not attempt to put so much into your resume that you … [Read more...]
Best Physician Job Resume
Physician Job Interview – Essential Tips for Success
Interviewing for physician employment opportunities can be stressful, as your entire candidacy for what may in fact be the ideal job is on the line. Knowing that a good or bad interview can directly affect the job outcome, physicians often worry, and stress out about the interview - and understandably so! In my years as a practicing physician, as … [Read more...]
Doctors Utilize ‘Pain Contracts’ to Monitor Narcotic Use by Patients
A friend of mine was put on an opioid to manage chronic neck pain, which she had suffered as a result of an auto accident. She takes the narcotic daily, and is concerned when she is about to run out, because she experiences withdrawal symptoms. The accident happened more than a year ago and she knows that she does not need the medicine anymore, but … [Read more...]
Careless Medical Errors Add to Poor Patient Quality
I have touched on the subject of hospital-acquired errors in recent blog posts, because quite frankly, I believe America has bred some of the most talented and capable physician service providers, who are better than this. It has become a fact that many people who are need of patient care, fear what could happen during a hospital stay, as much if … [Read more...]
Biggest Complaints of Hospital-Employed Physicians
Physician employment opportunities are sprouting up in hospitals across the nation. However, as reported in the March 30th edition of New England Journal of Medicine, decisions made by physicians, in terms of employment, will bear repercussions for the practice and management of medicine, in the long-term. Some physicians, who have made that … [Read more...]