A few months ago I took my recertification boards for internal medicine (IM). I remembered cramming and doing MKSAP at the end of third year medical residency which coincided with the beginning of first year infectious disease fellowship for my initial certification which I passed on first try. Now here I was ten years later. […]
A Guide to Your Annual Physical Exam
I admit I’m increasingly frustrated with people who vilify physicians out of ignorance and misinformation. Case in point. A fictional patient with hypertension has a health insurance program that allows for a “free” annual physical exam. You know, one without a co-pay or deductible cost to the patient. He makes an appointment, sees his physician, […]
The Care of the Patient (Peabody)
I recently attended an excellent Grand Rounds on Palliative Medicine. The speaker quoted Dr. Francis Peabody’s “…for the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient” while apologizing for using a quote that “we’ve all heard over and over, I’m sure”. Well, I’m guess I’m one of those in medicine who […]
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 […]