American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Sustainable Empathy and Compassion
A friend of mine died last week. His death, which surprised all of us, led me to think a lot [...]
Message to Graduating Residents and Fellows
Dear Senior Resident or Fellow, I’m guessing this feels like both an exciting and scary time. And bittersweet too because [...]
Exam Taking Tips
I’ve received several emails from doctors who’ve recently taken their psychiatry board exams. Here are some quotes that I present [...]
Jack’s Rules: How I Spend My Time Reflects My Values
There are two ways to read my rule above. One is as a definitional truth, that is, that the way [...]
Improving Your Significant Other
I recently heard the British writer and philosopher Alain de Botton discuss his novel The Course of Love in which one of [...]
Bad Habits And Good
Over the last few months I’ve developed a very bad habit – I spend inordinate amounts of time reading the [...]