How Vivid Colors Helped Me Rediscover Joy, Purpose, and Resilience For 41 years, I worked as a diagnostic radiologist, spending much of my professional life in darkened hospital reading rooms, staring at the endless shades of gray in medical images. The work became increasingly demanding. The volume and complexity of studies grew, along with RVU […]
Peter S. Moskowitz, MD INTRODUCTION Chaos has become the predominant environment in American Medicine. For many physicians, the joy of practice evaporated long ago. This outcome is the result of multiple complex forces including managed care, corporate acquisitions of practices, an emphasis on RVU production rather than effective patient care and communication, increasing patient volume […]
The coming New Year always brings thoughts of self-improvement, and New Year’s resolutions. It’s my experience that most NewYear’s resolutions never come to fruition. The good intention is there, but then problems sustaining them pop up; not enough true ACTION. I call that, “trouble at the border.” For a kid growing up in a small […]
Q. What do I tell physicians to think about as they plan for a caree transition? A. It is important for a physician contemplating a career transition to have certain important elements of self-understanding. These five elements of self-understanding include the following: What is your Purpose? What are your Motivated Skills? What are you Passionate about with respect […]
It seems that Spring is in the air everywhere. Very unusually warm weather in the Mid West and the East coast the past several weeks. Perhaps another sign of Global Warming? Or is it more properly, Global “Warning”? I hope everyone is doing whatever is reasonable to reduce your carbon footprint on the planet. There is […]
Even if you are not a basketball fan, there is much to learn about life and professional career transitions by watching MARCH MADNESS. It seems to me that success at careers/career transitions and success at college basketball share some important commonalities:
The sun is definitely sitting much lower in the sky these days, and on this Saturday afternoon at 4 PM, everything takes on a golden hue. That tells me we have moved into Autumn. Several of the deciduous trees on my block are beginning to turn a variety of lovely reds and yellows. The nights […]
What follows below is my musing at year end about the past 12 months of my life. My first year of “retirement”, and what lessons I have learned. I hope you find it meaningful and thought-provoking. AN OLD DOC’S REFLECTIONS ON RETIREMENT It is odd the way my first year of retirement has unfolded. A […]
I would like to share with you the personal story of one of my coaching clients. This story provides an excellent lesson about the financial challenges of making career transitions to a non-clinical career. It’s a lesson from which everyone can benefit. Dr. X came to seek CPPR coaching several years ago in an advanced […]
Whether you are a football fan or not, yesterday’s Superbowl game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle SeaHawks was both exciting and entertaining! Talk about a game that went right down to the wire! It’s a shame that one team had to lose. Then again, there’s always something to learn from such a […]
I just returned from an excellent four-day Advanced Coaching Seminar at the Hudson Institute. It was a great opportunity to recharge my batteries and learn new things to improve my coaching work. Santa Barbara was warm and luscious. I was particularly impressed with the lectures by the author, coach and seminar leader, Richard Leider of the […]
Recent studies document that between 50 to 55 % of US diagnostic radiologists and trainees admit to symptoms of professional burnout. Increasing numbers of diagnostic radiologists are seeking career coaching services, exploring new non-clinical careers, and leaving practice situations or residency programs. The 2015 Radiology residency matching program saw 15% of residency slots go unfilled, […]