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Misallocation of minutes in the hospital is the primary cause of burnout for hospital employees. 1/ Every minute should benefit a person.1. The sick person2. A colleague 3. You4. Someone

One thing you must master to be an effective doctor is never taught in medical school. It builds trust and bonds patients to their doctors. It opens the door for

One thing we don’t teach you in med school or residency is how to call in sick. 1/20 I will tell you an embarrassing story. 2/20 Twenty years ago, my

The single most valuable question to ask any older homeless person: Do you have any kids? 1/ The answer is often yes and the conversation that follows will destroy your

You know those adult patients who get admitted “all the time” and “every resident knows them”?I will tell you something you don’t know. 1/ Most of those “frequent fliers” weren’t

I see a fair number of doctors every year because, you know, chronic illness. About half the time, they have residents or students with them. I enjoy being a part

I recently had a house staff teaching team and as an experiment we added a “problem” onto the end of each patient’s problem list called:Bias. [A thread] With humility, I

My ratio of positive evaluations* of medical students and residents to negative is about 9:1. *Above average to downright glowingNobody told me how to write evaluations of learners. Come along

As I may have mentioned, I mentor a diverse group of students and residents. Sometimes they get a Single Oddball Bad Evaluation (SOBE) and it is due to racism. Now

Through the years I have “adopted” many residents. I just pick ones I like and sometimes ones who seem to need adopting. 1/ We meet up and take the dog

Try not getting angry any more. Sounds hard. Takes practice for sure. Here’s how you do it. 1. Realize people who make you mad do it on purpose to control

“No acute events overnight” misses the truth that for most of our patients, these days in the hospital will be one of the bigger events of the year. Instead, I