By the Numbers: Specialty Preferences Before and After Med School
Do you know how many of your peers end up in the field they picked when they began medical school? Which specialty …
Light’s Out: Some Children’s Hospitals Take Steps to Ensure a Good Night’s Sleep
At home, parents try to keep their children on a regular sleep schedule, with the evening bedtime transition marked by rituals like …
Not Getting Job Interviews? Try These 5 Things
Talent shortages get a lot of press these days, but we should not forget that, despite all the talk about dwindling numbers of …
Healthcare Adds 46,000 Jobs in May as Overall U.S. Hiring Slows
Overall, the U.S. economy added 38,000 jobs in the month, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent. Healthcare businesses added 46,000 …
How Primary Care Physicians Can Work With Patients to Change Behavior
The behavioral aspects of poor health are even more important than we may have thought. That’s according to a new study finding …
The Secret Ingredient of Successful People and Organizations: Grit
Angela Duckworth was an outstanding student growing up, so much so that she was admitted to Harvard University. All the while, however, she …
Doctors, Patients Shortchanged by Emphasis on Population-Based Standards of Care
In his recent book, “The Finest Traditions of My Calling,” Dr. Abraham Nussbaum, 41, makes the case that doctors and patients alike …
Lowering the Bar: Medicine in the 21st Century
As many as 16 million Americans are prone to screaming and pounding on the dashboard when someone cuts them off in traffic. …
3 Ways Hiring Managers Can Repair the Candidate Experience
A CareerBuilder survey reveals that 82 percent of employers think there’s little to no negative impact on the company when a candidate …
Overtime Pay Rules will Affect Millions of Healthcare Workers
Millions of full-time healthcare workers will be eligible for overtime pay under a new federal rule that nearly doubled the threshold at …