For my new blog series, I am tackling how to enjoy the journey of medicine. Many greater philosophers, leaders, and authors than me have taken on the expansive subject. So, I find myself questioning my ambitious quest to assist readers in this manner, especially divorced from personal coaching. However, the one thing I have learned after over 3 years of weekly blogs is I need to write about what weighs on my mind.  

And currently, that is how to shift to finding pleasure...

I’m continuing to highlight the takeaways from the Careers in FM Blog Series over the past four months. Last week, I highlighted two major themes – Career Trajectory and Mentorship. Under the heading of finding/creating fulfillment and joy, we find the following themes throughout the 15 fulfilled family physicians’ foundations:

Connection with Patients. Most family physicians (and physicians in general) find a real richness in connecting with their patients. Here...

Getting back in touch with your previous reasons for choosing medicine and/or discovering new motivations can be a powerful tool to improve your professional fulfillment. Before I unpack all the amazingness that can come from crafting an individual purpose statement for your career, I want to take this week to relay a side-note observation.

I’ve noticed an emerging trend involving a small percentage of early-career physicians having an adverse reaction to phrases such as...