Medical school deans face complex roles, balancing diverse relationships and short tenures averaging four years. Success requires strategic planning, viewing the role as a step in their academic journey.

Leadership is an ongoing journey, not a destination. Emphasizing patience, adaptability, and mindfulness, this article explores how these traits foster resilience, innovation, and lasting organizational growth.

Lyndsay Hoy, MD, shares her journey with rare lung disease LAM, balancing life as a physician and patient. She discusses her marriage, advocacy for rare disease awareness, and the power of empathy and resilience.

If you’re thinking about quitting your job, first do a quick analysis. Is the organization you work for the source of your concern? Then, you might look for a similar job with another employer. Is the job the problem? Then, you should consider making...

Matthew Mazurek, MD, discusses his book Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Discrimination in Healthcare in an interview with Mike Sacopulos. The book explores systemic issues in healthcare, including power dynamics, gender biases, and the lack of sta...

Improve your public speaking with practical tips tailored for physicians. Learn how to engage your audience, deliver value, and leave a lasting impression with every presentation.

Celebrate your successes and reflect on your journey. Growth comes from appreciating achievements and learning from failures. Pause, honor your path, and move forward with purpose.

Today’s leaders face increasing pressure on all sides, and their stress levels are higher now than they were even at the peak of the pandemic. Though stress can sharpen performance briefly, over time it erodes judgment, narrows perspective, and incre...

Clinicians often hide behind a polished exterior while grappling with internal struggles. Shifting from "doer" to leader empowers clinicians to create lasting systemic change.

Sharon and Michael, a dual-physician couple married for over 40 years, reflect on balancing careers, family, and marriage. Their journey highlights mutual support, shared priorities, and resilience.

Physicians should begin job searches early, narrow top opportunities, and prioritize site visits to assess organizations. Prepare thoroughly, dress professionally, ask insightful questions, and communicate effectively.

MaryCay Durrant discusses physician leaders' burnout, linking it to their dedication and training. She shares her WORK resilience model—Wake up, Orient, Reimagine, Keep nourishing—emphasizing small, trust-based changes.