Guides
Practical articles on inpatient documentation and ward work: written to be read on call, in the order you need the information.
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The Drug Interactions That Actually Hurt Inpatients
Pharmacology courses teach you thousands of drug interactions. The wards will show you maybe fifteen that matter, over and over, on real patients. The ones…
August 23, 2026
Social Media Networks for Physicians: Doximity, Sermo, Figure 1 and What Comes Next
An honest roundup of the major physician networks: what Doximity, Sermo, Figure 1, SDN and Reddit each do well, where they fall short, and where a new NPI-verified entrant fits.
August 23, 2026
Audition Rotations: How to Run Your Sub-Internship Like It's a Four Week Interview
An audition rotation is a four week interview where every shift counts. How to prepare before you arrive, what each week should look like, and the wounds students inflict on themselves.
August 22, 2026
How to Read an EKG: A Systematic Method for Interns
Every July I watch a new intern pick up an EKG, stare at the middle of it, and announce a diagnosis. Sometimes they are right. That is the problem. Being right…
August 22, 2026
Disability Insurance for Physicians: The Policy You Buy Before You Need It
Own-occupation disability insurance explained in plain English: what the definition actually protects, why residents buy early, the riders worth paying for, group versus individual coverage, and when to shop. No carrier
August 22, 2026
SBAR Done Right: The Handoff Template That Prevents 2 AM Disasters
Every hospital has a graveyard shift story that starts the same way: the day team went home, the night team got a bad signout, and a patient paid for it. The…
August 22, 2026
How to Do Well on Your Surgery Rotation
Surgery grades you on reliability, not brilliance. OR etiquette, rounding speed, the student role at the table, and the floor work that earns real cases.
August 22, 2026
Resident Burnout: What Actually Helps, From People Still In It
What resident burnout actually looks like on the wards, which parts are the system and which are yours to fix, and the cheap unglamorous tactics that help, from people still in it.
August 22, 2026
Physician Side Gigs That Actually Pay (And the Ones That Waste Your Time)
Not every physician side gig deserves your nights and weekends. Here is an honest ranking of moonlighting, telemedicine, chart review, expert witness work, medical writing, precepting, surveys, and locums, with the time-
August 22, 2026
Ventilator Modes Explained Simply: Who Is Doing the Work of Breathing
Every July I watch a new intern stand in front of a ventilator and freeze. The screen has a dozen numbers, the respiratory therapist is saying words like…
August 22, 2026