Geeta Arora is an internal medicine physician and can be reached at Resident Physicians Unleashed!

Why becoming a “doctorpreneur” made me a better physician 

Physician
July 31, 2021

I have been a “doctorpreneur” for the past decade.  I’ve done everything from locums work to real estate to coaching women physicians and residents to advising companies and venture capital firms, and the list goes on.  If it’s inspiring to me, I dive in.  What I’ve found out from all of my business ventures is that once I decided to make medicine something I did because I loved it, and not my primary …

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Why becoming a “doctorpreneur” made me a better physician 

What we don’t teach residents

Physician
July 28, 2021

I feel like I speak for most of us when I say; residency was tough.  It wasn’t only the hours of work, the fear of not knowing something when an attending was pimping you after being on call for over 24 hours, the humiliation, and the sleep deprivation.  It was that feeling of being small.  I graduated from residency a decade ago, and I felt relieved when I was done.  I felt competent and …

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What we don’t teach residents

Why women physicians need to talk about money

Finance
June 21, 2021

Doximity released their 2020 physician compensation report; there are 2 parts of the gender pay gap that I see first hand and am still shocked by every single time I help female physicians negotiate their contracts.  These statements have not changed for years.

They are:

1. This year’s data found that the wage gap between male and female physicians was 28 percent, with male doctors earning over $116,000 more annually than their female …

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Why women physicians need to talk about money

5 mistakes hospitalists should avoid when starting a locum tenens position

Physician
June 15, 2018

For the last 8 years, I have worked as a locum tenens hospitalist. I began on this path when it was the least popular option upon graduation from residency.

I did countless hours of research trying to find accurate information about locum tenens companies, but never found anything written by physicians, only by the companies themselves. So, I stepped into this field blindfolded and learned the hard way. Since then, I have …

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5 mistakes hospitalists should avoid when starting a locum tenens position

7 tips for doctors to be successful in telemedicine

Physician
June 11, 2016

In early 2014 I decided to use the six state licenses I had obtained as a locum tenens physician to start practicing telemedicine. Since then I have worked with several telemedicine platforms. I use telemedicine to keep up my outpatient skills. I have found that telemedicine companies differ dramatically in their overall ease of use for the provider.

Here are my top 7 tips for deciding which telemedicine company to work …

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7 tips for doctors to be successful in telemedicine