Physician Issues Archives - Physician on FIRE

Physician Lifestyle Inflation After The First Big Paycheck

That first attending paycheck doesn’t even seem real. $7,000? For one week?!? I started out doing nothing but locum tenens … Read more

I remember going from residency to real money quite well. The year was 2006. My last day of residency was … Read more

Although I left medicine at a young age, I never felt that burnout was a primary motivating factor in that … Read more

Burnout is a hot topic among medical professionals. Some call it moral injury; others refer to it as a lack … Read more

Early in 2019, we heard the origin story of a 7-figure urologist. In that post, he focused on his upbringing, … Read more

Today’s Saturday Selection focuses on what has become the dream of more and more physicians. That is, to cut back … Read more

Are you actively looking for a job as a physician? The fall is a good time to be looking, as … Read more

“If you don’t ask, you don’t get.” -My Dad Sometimes, it’s just that simple. If you have a desire, you … Read more

For several years, I’ve been reading and compiling articles from around the web on all things related to student loans. … Read more

Last spring, my family and I enjoyed a meaningful trip volunteering on a surgical mission in Honduras. After I returned, … Read more

Employed physicians may not have a lot of autonomy, but they don’t have to think much about the billing side … Read more

Is it wrong for doctors to retire early? That’s the question posed by Dr. James Turner in today’s Saturday Selection. … Read more

If I’m the average of the five people I spend the most time with, I’m about to get a lot … Read more

The decision to attend medical school, assuming you have the grades, scores, and experiences to gain entry, is not one … Read more

When you get tired of doing the same thing day in and day out and are ready to do something … Read more

Choosing a medical specialty is no easy task. You’re faced with this task as a third year medical student trying … Read more

We recently covered disability insurance and the mistakes that doctors make. Today, I’d like to look at another insurance product … Read more

Before we start to talk about what we get wrong with disability insurance, I should tell you that I personally … Read more

Dr. James Turner has an important question to ask you today. Who are you? It’s a simple and seemingly harmless … Read more

I spent eight years living in Minneapolis in the 1990s and early 2000s. There were billboards all over town advertising … Read more