Use Simple Electronic Tools to Improve Communication with Your Patients
One of the most challenging aspects of practicing medicine is ensuring consistently effective communication with patients.
This is particularly true in dermatology, where patient volume is relatively high compared to other fields. Many problems and pitfalls commonly encountered in practice are avoidable. If you and your staff take advantage of relatively novel yet simple methods of transmitting i …
One of the most challenging aspects of practicing medicine is ensuring consistently effective communication with patients.
This is particularly true in dermatology, where patient volume is relatively high compared to other fields. Many problems and pitfalls commonly encountered in practice are avoidable. If you and your staff take advantage of relatively novel yet simple methods of transmitting i … Continue reading "Use Simple Electronic Tools to Improve Communication with Your Patients"
Dermatology is a relatively small and incredibly unique discipline within medicine.
With the typical medical school curriculum dedicating at most a few weeks to our specialties. And yet provides insights into the overall well-being of patients that are often priceless. Early in one’s career, it is easy to become so engrossed in mastering the rich and diverse nuances of our field that other impo … 
When I first started I wish that I had realized that you don’t have to be an expert in everything right off the bat.
It can be very intimidating to go to meetings and see all these amazing giants in the field get up on stage. You so badly want to be the one giving lectures and presenting the data. It takes time to develop these skills to get the confidence for you to get up there and to give th … 
It is advisable to visit as many offices as possible during residency training. See how different offices are set-up, request copies of paperwork and consents used (you may also download sample forms from NextStepsInDerm.com), and talk to the staff about their approach to patients. Which procedures are performed? Do practitioners buy, rent, or lease their equipment? How is the patient flow? Are al … 
Be sure you are comfortable dealing with cosmetic patients.
Don’t purchase a lot of equipment out of the gate, start out small and acquire in time, don’t over extend yourself and your budget.
Start out slowly, start 1.5 day per week doing cosmetic vs. medical to learn on what percentage you and your staff are more comfortable in your practice.
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