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Najma Hamdani is a psychiatrist.

Stop telling doctors what to do

Najma Hamdani, MD
Physician
November 22, 2019

I enjoy a fairly small private practice and a manageable telepsychiatry side job with good support staff. But even the small scale of my outpatient clinical practice doesn’t fully insulate me from the pain of unnecessary practices that I wish would become obsolete.

1. Preauthorization. The dance of preauthorization starts with the naivety on my part that I decide what medication my patient should be on. I spend precious time crafting …

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Stop telling doctors what to do

Get rid of the guilt. You matter as a physician.

Najma Hamdani, MD
Physician
October 17, 2019

“When you start seeing your worth, you will find it harder to stay around people who don’t.”
– Unknown

After graduating from my residency a few years ago, I accepted a job within my organization as a staff psychiatrist and a medical director.

The idea of familiarity was a big driver in my ambivalence towards pursuing alternate opportunities, even when they came knocking on my door. As the job started and progressed through …

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Get rid of the guilt. You matter as a physician.

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