Medical Careers

In the fall of 2019, John Hendrickson wrote a groundbreaking story for The Atlantic about Joe Biden’s decades-long journey with stuttering, as well as his own. The article went viral, reaching listeners around the world and altering the course of Hendrickson’s life. Overnight, he was forced to publicly confront an element of himself that still caused him great pain.

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Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject of gastroenterology. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school gastroenterology course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master gastroenterology.

“Profit killers” are costly expenditures that do one thing: Kill your practice's profits. In her 20 years of experience in the medical cosmetic industry, Kelly Smith has identified 10 key areas that can immediately infuse massive profits into every elective medical practice.

In 2001, Virginia Mason Medical Center, an integrated healthcare delivery system in Seattle, Washington set out to achieve its compelling vision to become The Quality Leader and to fulfill that vision, adopted the Toyota Production System as its management method. Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience takes you on the journey of of Virginia Mason Medical Center's pursuit of the perfect patient experience through the application of lean principles, tools, and methodology.

Over the course of 25 years in the ER, Dr. Reggie Duling has seen cases that have stuck with him for various reasons. Some are poignant, some tragic, and others hilarious. The ER is a bustling place filled with patients who seek expert emergency care while at their most vulnerable. From heart attacks to foreign bodies, Dr. Duling hasn't seen it all, but he has seen his share. ER Doc: Defining Moments of a Career in Emergency Medicine relays the humor and somber responsibility of being an emergency physician in the American healthcare system.

My book is about healing when you have difficult health problems. I have specialized in blending Chinese and Western medicine for over 26 years and the book provides the seven keys to defy the odds, when you have a mysterious or difficult health issue.

One box of chemicals mistaken for another. Ingredients intended to be life-sustaining are instead life-taking. Families in shock, healthcare providers reeling, and fingers starting to point. A large healthcare system's reputation hangs in the balance while decisions need to be made, quickly. More questions than answers. People have to be held accountable—does this mean they get fired? Should the media and therefore the public be informed? What are family members and the providers involved feeling? When the dust settles, will remaining patients be more safe or less safe?

In Life After Medical School, Dr. Bill Truels presents a compilation of both humorous and serious short stories and poems depicting his 50 years of experience as a practicing physician. Written initially for medical students and health care workers, these accounts have become popular with the general public, and anyone with a career that threatens to overtake their family life.

I discovered early in my career that medical schools in general do not provide any courses in basic business, managing a practice, or creating passive revenue. Your roadmap to retail success has been provided with guidelines that are easily achievable once implemented.

As a fledgling doctor, what would you choose: practising medicine in rural India or going abroad in search of financial security? How would you face the people who depend on you if your wealth is wiped out in the stock market? How would you pursue a dream project, knowing the many challenges that lie ahead? In Excellence Has No Borders, Dr, B.S. Ajaikumar, an oncologist, answers these questions in an inspiring and fascinating narrative. He details how he has made cancer treatment accessible to all and created a chain of world-class cancer hospitals across India.

An inauspicious encounter in a doctor's surgery during a routine follow-up for IVF initiated a descent into a labyrinth of questioning and uncertainty. Those first words ushered out of the doctor's mouth started a year where the author's mind was consumed by medical research, medical terms, hospital visits, medication and explanations. The diagnosis was breast cancer.

Many medical professionals feel like they've been studying their whole life, through medical school, working as a registrar, and then specialist training, but despite all that study they feel like they have never learned how to run a successful business. They build a business around their medical skills, but despite their high level of medical achievement they feel like their finances, overall stress levels and personal life are suffering, and they don't know where to start to fix it.

Medical groups are the new front door to your health system. Unlocking their potential will allow you to thrive in a value-based world. Leading Medical Group Transformation shares an exciting message for all medical group leaders. Rethinking how you structure and market your business - and engage clinicians, employees, and patients - is the key to unlocking the potential of your medical group and helping your entire health system thrive in a value-based world.

As residents, we understand the burnout epidemic is driven by the system - but the system won't change overnight. This book can help you reduce stress and improve your performance with practical solutions that won't take years to implement or permission to start. Using best practices and evidence-based research, this step-by-step guide outlines a series of practical solutions proven to decrease burnout for those with no time, no money, and no power.

It’s the business of saving lives. Miracle Medicines goes behind the scenes of the pharmaceutical industry and into the high-security laboratories to tell the stories of the men and women - chemists, physiologists, medical and clinical researchers, engineers - who have chosen to toil for years in the lab in order to transform scientific theories into new lifesaving medicines. You’ll witness the day-to-day labors, victories and defeats of the dedicated professionals who are waging a war against the diseases that still plague mankind.

Unlock your path to medical school success with "Ace Your Med School Interview: 100 Essential Questions and Answers for Future Doctors." This essential guide is designed to help you master the interview process with confidence.

Ali Asadi's Medical Marketing Toolkit is an indispensable guide for the medical business professional. He covers in detail such topics as designing an inviting reception area; marketing through brochures, newsletters, and your personal website; determining patient attitudes through surveys; and analyzing your competition. His 20 Golden Rules provide valuable tips for improving your business.

Mosquito Warrior tells the engrossing story of General William C. Gorgas (1854-1920), the once-renowned pioneer in tropical disease research and public health. His fascinating life illuminates vast transformations in the United States. Carol R. Byerly's balanced and contemporary examination of Gorgas illuminates his complex legacy in medicine and public health, military history, and American ambitions at the dawn of United States global ascendency.

If you want to make a living by transitioning into the medical writing field as a freelancer or by working a job, then this book is for you. It doesn’t matter if you have previous experience working in the medical field or not, as this field has a vast array of opportunities.