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The American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) offers a Certification In Medical Quality (CMQ) designation which I was interested in pursuing. Anesthesiology is at the forefront of medical specialties when it comes to patient...

Besides focusing on ways to increase income, I think it's just as important to periodically evaluate one's fixed monthly expenses. In general, I try to place as many expenses on my credit card as...

One of the unfortunate aspects of physician training is that although we spend countless years and dollars learning how to become competent clinical decision-makers, there aren't many lessons on financial management. As new attendings,...

Code blues requiring advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) can be anxiety-ridden for anyone. This post will not discuss the actual algorithms but rather what I call the "3 Cs" of running a good code...

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) is a one year fellowship following the completion of an anesthesiology residency. The application process is run by San Francisco Match (SFMatch) and begins in November of the applicant’s CA-2 year. Compared to...

Critical Care Anesthesiology (CCA) is a one year fellowship following the completion of an anesthesiology residency. The application process is run by San Francisco Match (SFMatch) and begins in November of the applicant's CA-2...

As an intensivist working in COVID ICUs, the unfortunate reality is that many of my patients have died from complications related to COVID-19. At some point during this pandemic, there was a concern that...

In this YouTube video, I demonstrate how to use Pixelmator Pro, a robust yet inexpensive image editor for MacOS, to remove the background from images so they blend in better with PowerPoint templates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRAzwvIkdMo Drop me...