American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
A Transformative Bucket List
Recently, I was at one of my regular joints for lunch, and at the table next to me were a [...]
How to Overperform
Why am I writing on overperformance – a concept that may or may not be intuitive and that, in any [...]
Never Be Lonely Again
Many of our readers – graduating residents and fellows – have recently moved to a new city or new work [...]
Curbside Consults: Risks and Solutions
‘Curbside consults’ are informal conversations in which one clinician solicits medical advice about a patient from another clinician. These informal [...]
Perfectionism is Harmful and Misplaced
The American Psychological Association Dictionary defines perfectionism as: “the tendency to demand of others or of oneself an extremely high [...]
FIRE Freedom Now
FIRE or “Financial Independence, Retire Early” is a compelling message for most people. Although I’m past the age of being able to retire [...]
Overcoming Procrastination
I’m fairly productive overall but have certain areas in which I struggle with – and lose to – procrastination. The [...]
Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue affects professionals working with people presenting with forms of pain and suffering and it can lead the professional [...]