What Does Work-Life Balance Mean For You?

What Does Work-Life Balance Mean For You?

If you had to write a prescription for balance for your patients, what would you include? Greater effectiveness at work? More time to play? Better relationships with others, as well as his/her self? Or all of the above? Like other prescriptions, a prescription for...
How Quality Of Life Comes First Again

How Quality Of Life Comes First Again

Many physicians struggle with work-life balance. They feel trapped in their career, and this circumstance takes its toll through increased stress, higher levels of burnout, more medical errors, and sometimes a premature exit from practicing medicine. More and more...
Life Is Meant For Both Work And Play

Life Is Meant For Both Work And Play

When was the last time you really played? For you, that could have been laughing with your kids, visiting a dear friend, enjoying a hobby, going on an adventure, or simply relaxing and reading a book. It’s July, and summer is in full swing. As kids, we enjoyed this...
Quick Tips for a Successful and Happy 2010

Quick Tips for a Successful and Happy 2010

I love the clean-slate feeling that comes with January 1st. At this turning point, I know how important it is to reflect on the past, especially the most difficult times, and allow those life lessons to serve a good purpose for the future. At the same time it is...
The Struggle for Work-Life Balance

The Struggle for Work-Life Balance

With the signs that healthcare reform is going to happen, the industry may face even lower reimbursements and a larger physician shortage while physician burnout reaches more than 60%.  With this, the struggle for work-life balance becomes more difficult, yet all the...