Reflections on Medicine & Life
1 min read…Many have internalized the positive encouragement to “Do your best!” Unfortunately, constantly trying to do our best can also become a source of the absence of self-compassion. Until we pause and ask, “What does it mean to do
2 min read…“What’s it like to go back to school at our age?” asked a friend a few months ago upon learning that I was in an executive MBA program. “Are you asking if it is hard?” I countered. “Yes.”
2 min read…Reflecting on this Thanksgiving Day, my heart fills with gratitude for the blessings that have paved the way for my recent educational milestone. I mulled an MBA for a few years before beginning the journey last year. Almost
2 min read…Our success as a species is due to our brains being incredible pattern-recognition machines. Irrespective of its inaccuracy and risks, we rely on speedy pattern recognition because it is incredibly efficient. Imagine life without this remarkable cognitive gift.
3 min read…How often do you decide to grow consciously and intentionally? When we embark on any personal growth journey, most focus on improving our skills and knowledge. All our self-improvement resolutions are about doing new things or getting better
3 min read…Since ChatGPT burst into our collective mind a few months ago, it has generated incredible hype about AI. This article in Fast Company imagines a future where Artificial Intelligence will solve all of healthcare’s problems. It will make
5 min read…This 2019 article from the Journal of Hospital Administration tells us that only 5% of US hospitals have physician CEOs today. This is down from 90% in 1935. Interestingly, the article also points to studies showing that hospitals
1 min read…I was in my thirties when I first heard someone say, “It’s like herding cats.” A clinic administrator used that analogy to describe what it was like to get the clinic doctors to move together to improve the
6 min read…I was in a psychologist’s office one cold and dark January evening. Our housekeeper/nanny was with the kids. She usually left when I finished work, but that day agreed to stay until I returned from my appointment. Still,
1 min read…Have you ever found yourself in a challenging situation, unsure how to move forward? We’ve all been there, grappling with difficult decisions or demanding circumstances. Recently, when struggling with a potentially tricky interpersonal situation, I ruminated and mulled