Women's Dermatologic Society

  By Azeen Sadeghian, MD, FAAD Working within healthcare presents many challenges and as a physician, your role extends beyond an understanding of medicine to encompass a wider scope of personal and business functionalities.  Being a physician means being a team leader that works with a wide range of individuals on multiple teams. This includes your innermost medical team such as assistants and residents, as well as an extended outer team including administrators, vendors, societies, etc. You are inherently leading, defining, delegating, and setting expectations every day. This is seen at all levels of medicine from residents managing students, attendings managing residents, physicians managing their care teams, physicians being in administrator roles and more. Managing is central to every role a physician takes and its importance must not be overlooked.  In addition to the type of teams you work with, the scale of projects that physicians manage ranges in size and impo...

By Lori Fiessinger, MD I’ve learned many valuable lessons in my first year of practice, but none have been more important than time management. Physician burn out is a real problem that we all will likely face at one time or another. I’ve attended many lectures on burn out, and while I did feel solidarity in hearing that others were having similar experiences, I was always left wanting more practical tips on how to avoid being overwhelmed by professional and personal obligations. As women in medicine, we are incredibly busy. There are a limited number of hours in the day, and making the most of those hours is key.  >> Read the Full Editorial Productivity Emails Helpful Apps