Masonry: with Sidebar

No, I’m not talking about a job that will make you richer – at least financially. But as I think about strategies for making …Read More

Some things I’ve been thinking about:

Physician well-being, morale, and burnout seem to be getting more attention in both the medical and the lay …Read More

“Nocturnist years are like dog years. So really we’re celebrating you for 105 years of service!”

Shawn Lee, MD, a day shift hospitalist at Overlake …Read More

Last month, I wrote about onboarding and the important responsibility that everyone associated with a hospitalist program has to ensure that each new provider quickly comes …Read More

I devoted an entire column to the idea of a citizenship bonus in November 2011. At that time I expressed some ambivalence about its …Read More

Not long ago, I had a conversation with a good friend who is the hospitalist medical director for a five-hospital health system in the …Read More

Last month, I wrote a letter to hospital executives, urging them to deliberately invest their own personal time and effort in fostering hospitalist wellbeing. …Read More

I’m often asked about effective roles for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), collectively known as advanced practice clinicians (APCs). My first response …Read More