Forgoing an additional academic degree, like business administration (MBA) and public health (MPH), may come at a cost in today’s increasingly complex and competitive healthcare environment.
How Sports Helped an Olympic Athlete Prepare for a Medical Career
Valeria Silva Merea, MD, a laryngologist specializing in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how sports taught her important skills, including discipline and time management.
The Path from Surgical Intern to ‘Senior Surgeon’
As a senior surgeon who continues to remain clinically active, I hope the following reflections may represent some common opinions of my experienced colleagues.
Rx: Wellness: The Importance of Finding Colleagues You Can Confide In
We know that burnout, depression, and maladaptive coping mechanisms such as substance abuse are prevalent in our community. However, we do not openly discuss them and we fail to normalize these experiences.