I Wish I Had Known: Optimizing Your Academic Career
Starting a career in academic medicine can be confusing. Here are some tips for optimizing your career trajectory.
1. Get information about the academic promotions process. Most universities have a set of documentation requirements and it is helpful to collect them early.
2. Seek out a mentor outside of your division. Someone who has reached full professor status and can guide you through the pr …
Starting a career in academic medicine can be confusing. Here are some tips for optimizing your career trajectory.
1. Get information about the academic promotions process. Most universities have a set of documentation requirements and it is helpful to collect them early.
2. Seek out a mentor outside of your division. Someone who has reached full professor status and can guide you through the pr … Continue reading "I Wish I Had Known: Optimizing Your Academic Career"
As a resident in dermatology, one has made it through many critical achievements from MCAT scores to the STEP series, completing medical school to striving for that AOA class rank and finally matching into your next three years as a dermatology resident-in-training. Dermatology is a diverse field that requires an understanding of many subspecialties within its own training program. While the Ameri … 
1. What made you decide to pursue a career in dermatology?
I really enjoy talking with my patients. I love to hear about their jobs, families, and their various stories. I also really enjoy procedural work. I find doing procedures a fantastic outlet for my anal tendencies. You get to be as precise and detail-oriented as you want to be. Dermatology was a good marriage between the chance to have … 
Why I Joined a Practice
Whether you join an existing practice or go solo, the decision is a personal one. Each has its pros and cons depending on: the person who has to make the decision; the options one has of practices to join based on geographical location; whether the practice is academic, private or multi-specialty; and the personalities unique to that individual practice.
When so … 
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Correct dermatology billing and coding can be challenging due to the number of in-office procedures performed by dermatologists. The second part of this series will provide a quick overview of some of the more commonly utilized modifiers. Used to communicate wh … 