‘Tis the Season’ for Networking
Whether you’re attending workplace parties or family gatherings amongst colleagues, peers, or friends, the holiday season is invariably primed for social interaction. This same social interaction provides opportunities for personal and professional networking. Now let’s be clear, I’m not suggesting that your dermatology future hinges on a chat with your Uncle Fred over egg nog! However, the …
Whether you’re attending workplace parties or family gatherings amongst colleagues, peers, or friends, the holiday season is invariably primed for social interaction. This same social interaction provides opportunities for personal and professional networking. Now let’s be clear, I’m not suggesting that your dermatology future hinges on a chat with your Uncle Fred over egg nog! However, the … 
What are the most important questions to ask when interviewing for a new job?
Interviewing is a critical step in the job hunting process. Prospective employers look for candidates to ask them questions just as much as they like to ask them. It shows that you are interested in the position and have thoughtful questions prepared about what future employment might be like with them. Here are … 
At the time that I graduated residency and went on to a pediatric dermatology fellowship I was unaware of what my practice would look like as a new practitioner, and even more so a decade later. One of the most important things I learned in practice is that it is vitally important to keep an eye out for new trends or reappearances of old diseases. In this vein, I am going to list five things that … 
Unfortunately for many residency graduates, many of the decisions regarding interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device sales forces have been put into policies. These are often parallel to the strictest of parents attempting to shelter their children from what is socially perceived as “evil” or “influential” which in many instances has led to the development of very poor relations … 
In the initial mental construct of the practice I was most concerned that I would not have enough patients to remain open. The focus in the initial steps of the practice were staff, and location. We had to review EMR and Practice Management systems, computers, tablets, network and internet access. The other systems in the practice were phones, and the logistics of staff responsibilities and … 