The Chopped Physician
Think about how the role of the physician has changed during the last thousands of years. From the greeks to ancient egypt to modern medicine, which again, within it again has evolved extensively. In general, medicine has gotten a lot more complicated. The role of the physician has also changed rapidlly and radically. While the physician...
Don’t Be Obedient
If you are a physician, then don’t be obedient and question everything. It sounds trivial, yet it’s incredibly hard to accomplish in medicine. From our first days in med school to our residency at hospitals, we are taught, that science and the head of department is always right. Whereas the former should be true for...
The Internet, Information And What It Means For Physicians
Professor Gunter Dueck, is a calm and eloquent german mathematician who’s also the CTO of IBM Germany. He studied mathematics and philosophy and eventually turned out to be a great writer and speaker. Unfortunately he only does so in german, which is why it doesn’t make much sense to post a video of him here....
Are You a Physician? Do You Feel Stuck in Your Clinical Job? Here Is Some Great Advice For You!
If you DO feel stuck, you might need the advice of a physician consultant like Ashley Wendel? Read the full interview here....
Book Review – The Best Advice I Ever Got
Great book with many lessons from famous people about the best advice they ever got. Well worth the read!
I Am Not A Physician
Am I a physician or am I not? That’s how Shakespeare might have put it. This question seems trivial yet, at least for physicians reading this blog, the answer might not be as straightforward as it seems at first. For physicians having their own office or working in the hospital it’s pretty pretty pretty clear,...
ZenMed Lesson #1: Achieve Better Results With Fewer Resources – Lean Medicine in Action
Sometimes you can get better results with fewer resources. Knowing what to leave out sometimes is more important than knowing what therapy exam etc. to add in. Become the Shaolin MedMaster you have always wanted to be.
My Life is a Startup – Life Lessons Learned
The startup scene is familiar ground for many MedCrunch readers. So is its lingo and concepts. The lean startup movement with proponents such as Eric Ries and Steve Blank has been an important voice, when it comes to entrepreneurship and building companies in the tech environment – Just think “agile development” or “customer development”. These processes...
How To Handle Patients With Cyberchondria
If you are a practicing physician then it probably already happened to you more than once. Mature and responsible patients tend to google their symptoms, medication and illnesses on the web - a phenomenon commonly referred to as Cyberchondria.
What Physicians Can Learn From Successful Brands – Get the Magic Into Your Clinical Practice!
Many brands deliver value that goes beyond their actual product...
Inspiring MedCrunch Interview: Lisa Chu, MD
Lisa Chu MD tells about her journey to joy, fulfillment and happiness. After medical school she decided not to go into clinical medicine but to become a VC instead. After three years in the industry, she decided that she was still not entirely happy with her career, founded a violin school for kids and later...
Words Against Depression
Have you ever heard of Stephen Fry? If not, then check him out. Saying that he’s a British actor and comedian is partly true, but also misleading. He’s an eloquent man with great humor and wise words. A couple of years ago – in 2006 – a woman named Crystal Nunn, suffering from depression (though...
