Episode 102: Taming the Guilt with Sapna Shah-Haque, MD

Much has been written about the persistent gender pay disparity in medicine. It’s important for academic centers and health systems to address if they want to recruit and retain talented employees. Jo...

10 Sep 23min

In the past few years, a significant shift has occurred in payment for healthcare services, with fewer being covered. The increase in cost-shifting to patients means they are more frequently unable to...

18 Aug 20min

Imposter phenomenon results from a mismatch between one’s self concept and their actual achievement. It can cause high-achieving professionals, including physicians, to hold themselves back from growt...

28 Juli 27min

What is belonging and why does it matter? According to my guest, Rani Nandiwada, MD, MSEd, belonging is a sense that you can be your whole authentic self and be embraced and valued for it. When we don...

7 Juli 26min

When you’re really busy or experiencing burnout, it can feel isolating. It’s easy to believe you’re the only one struggling to get through the work day. In this episode, my guest, Dami Babaniji, MD, s...

16 Juni 24min

Over the past decade, more physicians have moved to employed positions and experienced less autonomy and control over their work than previously. The erosion of influence has adversely affected profes...

26 Maj 22min

Capable women physicians may hesitate to step into leadership roles and other opportunities for a host of reasons. Feeling not quite ready, concern about work overload, discomfort with managing peers....

5 Maj 24min

Primary care physicians are stretched thin these days, and many have found the work simply not sustainable. Patients are feeling the effects, with long wait times for appointments and difficulty findi...

14 Apr 23min