As doctors, we have good jobs.
I mean that. We get to do cool things and think about cool problems, and we get to come alongside patients and their families and help many of them live longer or better.
The trick is keeping our jobs good.
Among the threats to doing that are the business pressures: pressures to do more, or bill more, or churn out enough wRVUs satisfy various bean-counters and bosses.
In this business-focused environment, how can doctors advocate for the things they need in a way that’s sustainable?
I got to try to answer this questions to a group of physicians in my specialty, but I think the big points apply more broadly.
Are you interested in learning about budgetary gerrymandering; why operating losses don’t necessarily indicate financial distress; or how to frame your “ask” for whatever it is you need to make your job in academic medicine sustainable? If so, check out the video below.
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The Sheriff of Sodium 