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August 11, 2026

I ran the numbers on tuition, loans, residency pay, and attending income.

August 4, 2026

The Hidden Compensation Most Doctors Never Evaluate

July 27, 2026

Roth conversions, practice retirement plans, real estate funds, and other advanced strategies physicians may eventually need to consider.

July 3, 2026

We often compare specialties by compensation, but the important question is what each career can ask of your time, energy, and control.

June 30, 2026

The No Surprises Act was designed to protect patients from surprise bills. But its IDR process may also be giving physicians a pathway to challenge

May 21, 2026

Why prestige, high costs, and declining autonomy are reshaping physician careers.

March 15, 2026

I’ve talk a bit about what a plastic surgeon actually does in a previous Sorta Random Sunday post. Included in that recap, I mentioned doing

February 20, 2026

A quick test to see if your daily work matches what you say you want.

January 12, 2026

Burnout was not the real problem. Financial stress was.

November 26, 2025

My annual updated list of what I’m most grateful for….medicine, finances and everything in between.