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Melissa's Story Part II – An Obstetrician in the South Sudan

Obstetrician Dr. Melissa Wolf  shares the second part of her great adventure. If you haven’t read Part I, you can…

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Melissa's Story Part I – The Journey of an Ob/Gyn Physician

In medical school and residency, wild horses could not have torn me away from a medical career. Sure, I was…

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Addicted To Perfection: A Surgeon's Story

I was sure that we had cut the ureter. Every time we looked and found it intact, I became even…

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Dr. Laura McKain Shares Advice for Entering Pharma

Physicians play a multitude of roles in pharmaceutical development. Not all come from academia; many started out in clinical practice.…

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My Biggest Pearl From 2014 – Can You Guess?

The biggest, shiniest, most powerful pearl I can share with you from 2014 is if you want to succeed in…

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Dr. Mandy's Story – From Sports Medicine to Medical Writer

“What?!? Why?!?” These are the two questions I receive (often simultaneously) when I tell someone that I’m no longer practicing…

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Physician Guest Blog: "The Old Me, The New Me"

This month’s blog is a guest post by one of my clients who went from feeling trapped in her career to having the confidence to know she could pursue other opportunities. Instead of being resigned to a daily existence of stress and anxiety, she made the decision take charge of her career and make it what she wants it to be. Any significant career change is a process and takes time and effort, but if you hold to the vision that your work is meant to be fulfilling and joyful, you will find what is right for you. I have experienced this change in my own career and see it happening with my clients. Please enjoy this guest blog.

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Susan's Story: A Surgeon's Triumph Over Anxiety

Can anxiety be severe enough to cause a physician to leave medicine?  Absolutely.  I know a number of physicians who…

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Leaving Medicine – Danielle's Story

Dear readers, for this blog edition one of my clients shares her career transition story with you.  This post is…

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Guest Blog: Career Transition Stage 1 – Telling Mom

A great client of mine agreed to share this piece he wrote on his career transition.  He is an ER…

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