Help Shape the Future of Next Steps in Derm (and Win Up to $500!)
At Next Steps in Derm, our primary goal is to deliver the latest dermatology news, expert clinical insights, and actionable practical pearls that matter most to your practice and career. To make sure we keep delivering the content you care about, we need your input!
We are launching our annual reader survey to better understand your reading preferences, favorite topics, and how we can improve …
At Next Steps in Derm, our primary goal is to deliver the latest dermatology news, expert clinical insights, and actionable practical pearls that matter most to your practice and career. To make sure we keep delivering the content you care about, we need your input!
We are launching our annual reader survey to better understand your reading preferences, favorite topics, and how we can improve … Continue reading "Help Shape the Future of Next Steps in Derm (and Win Up to $500!)"
In my article, “The Dermatology Job Search Timeline: Reflections from a Resident Still in the Interview Process,” I focused on what I needed to do during my last year of residency to secure a job. The job search takes up a surprising amount of space on the calendar. There are interviews, contracts, licensing, credentialing, board prep, and decisions about where to live. It is easy for the enti … 
Physician burnout is pervasive in medicine. A Stanford Medicine-led study of U.S. physicians conducted in 2023 and 2024 found nearly half experienced at least one symptom of burnout. While the broader conversation may raise burnout as a concerning issue, the lived experience of physicians tells a different story. Despite the fact burnout is so prevalent, the demands on physicians remain unchanged: … 
My colleagues often joke about how much my patients “love me.”
Over the years, I’ve come to think that what they are really seeing in my patients is a profound commitment to the therapeutic relationship: a willingness to trust the plan we have laid out and a deep engagement in their own care, even when visits are short and clinic is moving fast.
For physicians, that same commitment is … 
Okay, okay, okay, I didn't actually use AI to write this article. But, like many people in today's world, I have utilized AI to streamline things in both my personal and professional life.
No matter your personal feelings about AI, it is clear that it is now part of our world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as the ability of a computer to perform tasks typically associated with hum …