Medscape Blogs - Dr Jennifer Frank

• Work-Life Balance Is Achievable but Not Always It's important for any young person starting out on a medical career to know that there is no right way to achieve work-life balance.
  Medscape Blogs, November 29, 2022
• Four-Day Workweeks Work for Doctors Too Four-day workweeks are gaining popularity as we adjust to post-pandemic workplace changes. Though not new in medicine, if you are not already taking part in this trend, it may be worth checking out.
  Medscape Blogs, November 16, 2022
• How to Make the Best of Your Worst Reviews Physicians try hard to engage with patients but do not always succeed. Though patient reviews can occasionally provide helpful feedback, they also can be nonspecific and nonactionable.
  Medscape Blogs, September 23, 2022
• Your Focus Is Under Attack Attention and focus are in increasingly short supply both at work and at home. The reasons are both individual and societal -- and so are the solutions.
  Medscape Blogs, September 08, 2022
• It's Time to Take a Vacation Taking a vacation from medical practice can be challenging and easy to put off, but just like we tell our patients, it's important to rest and relax.
  Medscape Blogs, August 24, 2022
• Physicians Voices Are Needed in the Social Justice Space While our domains are hospitals and clinics, our medical expertise affords us a unique opportunity and obligation to enter the collective conversation about issues of social justice.
  Medscape Blogs, August 03, 2022
• Fill Your Bucket List With Ordinary Joys Patients facing their own mortality can be excellent teachers about what is important in life.
  Medscape Blogs, July 11, 2022
• Roe v Wade Reversal is Our Opportunity to Address the Issues The SCOTUS Roe v Wade decision compels physicians on both sides of the debate to join a national conversation to bring about solutions to the complex problems around abortion.
  Medscape Blogs, July 01, 2022
• The Inside Scoop From Your Medical Assistant A survey of clinic medical assistants reveals the top satisfiers and pet peeves in working with physicians.
  Medscape Blogs, May 31, 2022
• Being Mindful and Present With Patients: Challenges and Solutions We all know that we are supposed to be "in the moment," but that is hard to do in clinical practice. There are some tools that make it easier to be present with our patients.
  Medscape Blogs, May 04, 2022
• Physician Well-Being: 4 Strategies That Can Make a Difference Multiple initiatives are needed to improve physician well-being, including improving the professional environment, promoting professional relationships, and life mentorship.
  Medscape Blogs, April 22, 2022
• Never Too Late: Deciding What You Want to Be When You Grow Up You are neither too old nor too settled to figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life.
  Medscape Blogs, March 25, 2022
• Work-Life Budgeting Rather Than Work-Life Balance Trying to achieve work-life balance may be the wrong approach -- try work-life budgeting instead.
  Medscape Blogs, February 23, 2022
• Leaving Physician Leadership and Returning to My First Love After a stint as CMO, one physician is heading back to her roots. Here's her journey to physician leadership and back again.
  Medscape Blogs, January 26, 2022
• What Happens When Dr Google Is a Prime Referral Source Does Dr Google cramp your style as a physician or help promote meaningful conversations about truth, accuracy, and misinformation?
  Medscape Blogs, January 13, 2022
• Timely Literature: Two Books That Helped Me Manage My Time How many hours could you shave off of your work week if you increased both your efficiency and your selectivity?
  Medscape Blogs, December 10, 2021
• Overcoming the Pressures of 'Living Your Best Life' What does it mean to truly live your best life? More importantly, how can we accomplish it without feeling anxious or overwhelmed?
  Medscape Blogs, November 19, 2021
• Necessary Interruptions: When to Let Life Get in the Way A missed text about a school shooter prompts a reexamination of a single-minded work focus.
  Medscape Blogs, November 08, 2021
• Just Say No…to Overworking Yourself Saying no to colleagues and supervisors can be difficult. Here are a few tricks to saying no that will help save your work-life balance.
  Medscape Blogs, October 27, 2021
• The Trials and Tribulations of Working From Home Working from home sounds appealing, but it takes a few adjustments. What one physician learned about herself along the way.
  Medscape Blogs, October 13, 2021