Our PA we are hiring was getting some work on her home a few days ago and in making small-talk with one of the workers she mentioned that she was working at our practice.  When said who it was, the worker’s eyes teared up and he said, “Dr. Rob saved my life last November.  [...]

Posted in Being a Doctor, Personal Musings 2 Comments »

Maybe I am just a “people-pleaser,” but I want to be a good boss.  I want my staff to like working in our office.
This is not entirely unreasonable.  I have tried to work by the motto: Your staff will treat your patients in the way that you treat your staff. If I demean them; if [...]

Posted in American Medicine, Being a Doctor 5 Comments »

Posted in Being a Doctor 5 Comments »

I am a doctor - a primary care physician. When people as me what being a doctor is like, I always have to pause and think a bit. It is just part of who I am, like being a guy, someone who lives in the southeast, or a musician. Nobody asks me what it is [...]

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I have a very non-compliant patient. 

He is a type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump and does not come in but once every 12 to 18 months to be seen. 
He makes his own decisions about changing the basal rate, never consulting me.
The only way I can get him in to the office is to [...]

Posted in American Medicine, Being a Doctor 3 Comments »