Physician Peace of Mind

Trust, Quality and Autonomy are Key Elements of a Successful Partnership The additional stressors of the pandemic layered over the everyday stress of running a medical practice have pushed the level of physician burnout even higher. The Physicians Foundation annual Survey of America’s Physicians has…

Physician Autonomy and Leadership are Keys to Fulfilling our Mission

A poll conducted earlier this year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that Americans have a significantly higher level of trust in physicians and nurses than in public health institutions and agencies. When it comes…

Physician Leadership

Physician Voices are Critical for Quality of Care It stands to reason that the most qualified individuals to make healthcare policy decisions would be those who are trained in medicine. Yet, physician voices have been limited in the decision-making discussions that have far-reaching implications for…

Keys to Dermatologist Job Satisfaction

A recent edition of AAD’s Dermatology World magazine featured a piece highlighting the factors dermatologists say most and least contribute to their job satisfaction. The findings, which were taken from the AAD’s 2019 Life in Practice Study, are not surprising. Patient interaction, clinical autonomy, and…

Physician Autonomy

Consolidation in dermatology, while not new, is still in the early stages. Dermatologists who are considering partnership frequently inquire about two key issues: Physician autonomy Control over their careers The QualDerm model was established to achieve "True Partnership" with physicians.  In fact, physician autonomy and…

Quality and Expertise

Roughly a decade ago, author Malcom Gladwell declared in his best-selling book Outliers, that to become an expert, one must spend 10,000 hours dedicated to their craft. Numerous counter theories have since emerged. Simply clocking hours does not guarantee expertise…