https://www.doccheck.com/en/profile/channels/315-nisha-mehta-md?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315 Musings about life in medicine and work life balance. The good, the bad, and the need to keep it all in perspective. en Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:54:35 +0200 Fri, 01 May 2026 18:30:25 +0200 https://www.doccheck.com/en/profile/channels/315-nisha-mehta-md?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315 https://dccdn.de/www.doccheck.com/data/6y/37/vu/ub/cn/7g/default_thumbnail_1476870235_mdSq.jpg https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14457-youre-a-physician-and-a-parent-which-comes-first?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-14457 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14457-youre-a-physician-and-a-parent-which-comes-first?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-14457#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14457-youre-a-physician-and-a-parent-which-comes-first Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:36:51 +0100 If you’re a physician-parent, no doubt you’re familiar with the helplessness associated with the phone call informing you that your child is sick — and needs to be picked up within the hour. You know, the one that coincides with when you were... If you’re a physician-parent, no doubt you’re familiar with the helplessness associated with the phone call informing you that your child is sick — and needs to be picked up within the hour. You know, the one that coincides with when you were... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14275-why-physicians-need-side-gigs?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-14275 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14275-why-physicians-need-side-gigs?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-14275#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14275-why-physicians-need-side-gigs Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:20:02 +0100 The average physician in the United States is already working more than a 40 hour work week and struggling with issues related to work-life balance. And yet, I’m a strong believer that physicians should have additional revenue streams and pursue... The average physician in the United States is already working more than a 40 hour work week and struggling with issues related to work-life balance. And yet, I’m a strong believer that physicians should have additional revenue streams and pursue... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13946-5-things-physicians-can-do-to-protect-themselves?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13946 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13946-5-things-physicians-can-do-to-protect-themselves?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13946#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13946-5-things-physicians-can-do-to-protect-themselves Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:30:42 +0100 As someone who talks to many physicians about burnout and life in medicine, I find myself having a lot of discussions about the circumstances of people’s jobs. Almost inevitably, there comes a point in the conversation where someone expresses... As someone who talks to many physicians about burnout and life in medicine, I find myself having a lot of discussions about the circumstances of people’s jobs. Almost inevitably, there comes a point in the conversation where someone expresses... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13308-physician-burnout-the-radiology-report?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13308 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13308-physician-burnout-the-radiology-report?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13308#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13308-physician-burnout-the-radiology-report Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:35:40 +0100 EXAMINATION: Analysis of physician burnout. CLINICAL INDICATION: Increasing use of term physician burnout, particularly via social media, and need to address associated connotations/perceptions. TECHNIQUE: Non-scientific retrospective review of... EXAMINATION: Analysis of physician burnout. CLINICAL INDICATION: Increasing use of term physician burnout, particularly via social media, and need to address associated connotations/perceptions. TECHNIQUE: Non-scientific retrospective review of... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13339-dont-assume-that-you-know-what-a-doctor-looks-like?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13339 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13339-dont-assume-that-you-know-what-a-doctor-looks-like?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13339#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13339-dont-assume-that-you-know-what-a-doctor-looks-like Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:52:45 +0100 An African American female physician was prevented from providing help to a passenger in distress on a Delta airlines flight because she didn’t fit the flight attendant’s image of what a doctor looked like. The racial and gender issues that this... An African American female physician was prevented from providing help to a passenger in distress on a Delta airlines flight because she didn’t fit the flight attendant’s image of what a doctor looked like. The racial and gender issues that this... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13171-why-are-female-physicians-scared-to-be-women?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13171 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13171-why-are-female-physicians-scared-to-be-women?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13171#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13171-why-are-female-physicians-scared-to-be-women Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:36:03 +0100 Women physicians are a testament to evolution; they’ve spent years, decades even, navigating through systems that do anything but cater to their unique needs, and actually find a way to thrive within these systems. My question is this:... Women physicians are a testament to evolution; they’ve spent years, decades even, navigating through systems that do anything but cater to their unique needs, and actually find a way to thrive within these systems. My question is this:... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13122-why-you-should-care-about-medical-student-debt?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13122 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13122-why-you-should-care-about-medical-student-debt?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13122#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13122-why-you-should-care-about-medical-student-debt Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:19:41 +0100 In a time of rising health care costs, it’s hard to talk about the financial strife of physicians, who as a whole over time do very well financially. We see the bills from our doctor’s office, and it’s hard to imagine why anybody would complain... In a time of rising health care costs, it’s hard to talk about the financial strife of physicians, who as a whole over time do very well financially. We see the bills from our doctor’s office, and it’s hard to imagine why anybody would complain... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13010-10-truths-of-physician-parents?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13010 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13010-10-truths-of-physician-parents?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-13010#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13010-10-truths-of-physician-parents Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:06:20 +0100 1. You either over or under-react to everything related to your child’s health. Your kid chokes? You perform the Heimlich and are back to dinner conversation 2 minutes later. Your infant spits up a little more than usual after their introduction to... 1. You either over or under-react to everything related to your child’s health. Your kid chokes? You perform the Heimlich and are back to dinner conversation 2 minutes later. Your infant spits up a little more than usual after their introduction to... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/12937-8-tips-from-my-non-medicine-friends-that-make-me-a-happier-doctor?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-12937 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/12937-8-tips-from-my-non-medicine-friends-that-make-me-a-happier-doctor?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-315&utm_content=article-12937#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/12937-8-tips-from-my-non-medicine-friends-that-make-me-a-happier-doctor Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:02:19 +0200 Many of my best friends are in the medical field, and there are practical reasons for that. That said, I don’t think I could survive without the perspective of my equally good friends outside of medicine. In one way or the other, they are always... Many of my best friends are in the medical field, and there are practical reasons for that. That said, I don’t think I could survive without the perspective of my equally good friends outside of medicine. In one way or the other, they are always...