These days, this is considered Extreme Leadership: If the team is failing, the leader is failing. As one watches support dwindle, you begin to cover down. To cover down means to taking on the duties of your fallen teammates. In medicine, our medical assistants assist the physician in multiple tasks. Prior authorizations, durable medical equipment,Continue reading “Lessons From Covering Down”
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National Health Awareness: April 2022
I am cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 numbers are staying down in our region. The worldwide data suggest a small uptick and a hybrid variant in the UK appears to be having a slower uptrend (variant was detected in my city the week of 24MAR). We will see what next month brings, but I amContinue reading “National Health Awareness: April 2022”
Realizing a Forgotten Vision
My first evaluation explored not only what my supervisor expected of me, but what I expected from my employer, as well as what I expected of myself. During that meeting, my supervisor expected me to do my best to create the “Next Mayo” while fulfilling my contractual obligations (RVUs, patient satisfaction, publications, committee involvement, andContinue reading “Realizing a Forgotten Vision”