Work/Life Balance

“New Year’s” Resolutions

Unlike residency and fellowship, which are typically divided into discrete rotations or blocks; the passage of time in practice seems to flow in a relatively unobstructed fashion. Certainly the long winter drags on and business inevitably picks up as summer arrives,  indicating the change of season.  But, without distinct check points throughout the year, it is easy to forget to…

There goes a firetruck…

A hobby is defined on Google, since we are in the electronic era, as “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.”  As part of my residency, fellowship and the beginning of my academic career, I would see instructional course lectures (ICLs) and other lectureships related to the work-life balance.  Visiting professors would even often incorporate topics like…

Happiness in Hand Surgery

One of the main reasons I chose the field of orthopaedics and later, hand surgery, was that my mentors along the way truly seemed to enjoy their jobs. The hand surgeons I encountered bantered with their patients in the clinic and played country music in the OR. They ran marathons and made time to attend children’s plays and sporting events.…