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What's with all of the hot women and Google ads?
Advice for people who want to become doctors
A smart student looking for ways to boost her chance of becoming a doctor
Can intelligence be improved? Yes. Learn from someone who did just that.
Increasing intelligence, memorization, and creativity (Part 2)
How to find out if becoming an ER doctor is truly what you want to do
Pros and cons of being an ER doctor: Part 1
Pros and cons of being an ER doctor: Part 2
How to make medical school seem easier
How ER doctors can combat burnout
Is it worthwhile to become a doctor?
Is medical school too long?
Long-term job prospects for ER doctors
Medical specialties in jeopardy
Alternatives to reading the dictionary
Environmental factors affecting the brainpower and mood of women
Do you have enough practical knowledge to be a good doctor?
Miscellaneous ER topics
Do women throw themselves at ER doctors?
Patient attracted to her doctor; doc seems interested. Can they date?
What should a male doctor do when he is groped by a female patient?
The personality traits of ER docs
Paying for college and medical school
Can a poor student become an ER doctor?
Several questions from a student with aspirations of a medical career
Working as an ER doctor
What is the scope of an ER doctor's responsibility?
Cranky doctors: A myth? A fact?
Women in Medicine

Can women "have it all?" That is, can they be good mothers, wives, daughters, friends, neighbors, and still be good doctors? Are women as competent as men? Are women achieving their potential? What can women do to achieve more? (While this topic seemingly pertains only to women, much of what I say is also applicable to men. This information can help everyone have better, happier, and more fulfilling lives.)
Women in Medicine: Part 11: The surprising conclusion to this topic
Nurses and nursing
An ICU nurse attacks Dr. Pezzi; Dr. Pezzi responds
Another nurse who objects when I say that medicine is potentially more rewarding than nursing
Young nurse hated by the old ER nurses; how to cope with their alienation
Are nurses paid as much as they deserve?
1. More proof that I am not "anti-nurse" 2. Doctors' dining rooms: the ultimate in exclusivity
A cardiac nurse describes a typical day at the hospital
Thinking of becoming an ER nurse rather than an ER doctor: which job is easier and less stressful?
1. Do the traits of black nurses differ from white ones?
2. A nurse beats up her boss.
Nurses: From empty-headed ones to mass murderers
The malpractice crisis
A proposal to help shield doctors from unjust malpractice lawsuits
Another Frivolous Lawsuit Attempt
Miscellaneous medical topics
Things to remember once you become a doctor: Financial matters
Things to remember once you become a doctor: Dating advice
Do physicians in the US receive governmental retirement benefits?
Doctor competition: Medical outsourcing and fringe practitioners
Want to save money on hospitalizations whether or not you’re insured?
Brain teasers
Want to become smarter? Try solving these challenges.
ER stories
Audio excerpts of my ER stories and health tips
My www.podcastdoc.com site features MP3 audio files that you can download and transfer to your iPod (or other MP3 player). Don't have an iPod? No problem! Your computer can play the files, too—just click the file to listen to it!
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