RE-LAUNCH

It’s been a long while since I have written a blog post on this site…in fact it has been nearly 5 years!

I could enumerate the reasons for the gap, but in short I’ve been busy.

There...

The VA Healthcare System

As most know, the VA healthcare system has been in the headlines for less than desirable service to our veterans. Many have even called for Secretary Shinseki to resign. The current scandal...

Upcoming Disability Pricing Changes for Female Physicians

by Lauren Law Oschman, Financial Advisor at Larson Financial Group

Happy New Year! I hope you all were able to spend quality time with your families over the holidays and are looking forward...

Protecting Your Assets and Future Earnings – The Umbrella Policy

By Lauren Law, Financial Advisor

To get from my office to my favorite lunch spot, I have to drive about 5 minutes down one of Nashville’s busiest streets. One afternoon last...

Promescent

Have you ever had a patient in clinic complaining of premature ejaculation (PE)? This was not something that I saw much in training. Currently, most of what I see in practice is related to...

Debt Repayment

By Lauren Law, Financial Advisor

Any idea what the average student loan debt burden was for physicians who finished their training in 2012? According to the AAMC 2012...

The Urology Workforce

I attended the Joint Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. last month and it was a great experience. I highly recommend attending this conference for any resident, fellow, or practicing...

Income Replacement Planning – What You Should Know About Disability Insurance

By Lauren Law, Financial Advisor

Around this time of year, I get more questions about disability insurance than anything else. My goal here is to shed some light on...

Purchasing a House

By Lauren Law, Financial Advisor at Larson Financial Group

What do you think the biggest mistake is that I see physicians make just coming out of training? I’ve met...

What Should I Be Looking for In a Job Offer?

By Lauren Law, Financial Advisor at Larson Financial Group

It’s that time of year, when many doctors finishing their residency/fellowship programs are receiving formal offers...

Building a Financial House

As we enter 2013, many people are starting on their New Year’s resolutions. You’ve read the same old newspaper articles and watched the same recycled video clips from the local news highlighting...

The Importance of Throughput

My first hourly, clock-punching job was working as a cashier and tortilla maker at Taco Cabana. Management ran the store with the bare minimum number of employees. I took pride in how much we...

Patient Perception of Physician Pay

Most patients perceive physicians as highly compensated for the work they do. However, physicians' reimbursement for their work has been steadily decreasing.

[A study recently published in...

Urology Job Search at the AUA, Again!

We're at it again, getting ready for an exciting week at the AUA annual meeting later this month. I hope that many of you are going to be able to attend.

The toughest thing about attending...

How Much is a Urologist Worth to a Hospital?

Have you ever wondered how much you might be worth to a hospital as a urologist?

Well, there are folks that work to collect this data and hospitals are well aware of these numbers. That’s one...