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 […]
The Real Lives of Doctors
While browsing what was available to me on broadcast TV yesterday, I happened upon PBS – Nova Doctor Diaries. I normally don’t care to watch doctor shows but somehow this caught my attention. Maybe it was the striking similarities that I felt I shared with each participant or just how real this reality TV was. […]
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