Although I had never been diagnosed with anxiety, my career as a physician has always entailed a high degree of stress, and this has had consequences.

The stress of running a solo private medical practice

When I was running my solo private practice, there were always competing demands for my time: Patients waiting to be seen, patients or physicians on the phone waiting to talk to me, staff issues, scheduling problems, dysfunctional …

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Today’s health care system has become so standardized that if a person in a medical office were instantly and magically transported to a medical office in another city, the person would instantly recognize that they were still in a medical office. Our offices are now antiseptic, cold, and devoid of educational material and humanity, and this office decor can adversely impact a physician’s ability to provide care to their patients.

When …

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