So in my last post, I talked about Buying a House. At the end of the post, I alluded to the costs of buying a house that most people may not really think about or consider as a 1st time home buyer. I was vaguely aware of the “closing costs” when buying my first house since I had seen those shows in HGTV like Property Virgins and the like. However, after actually getting my offer accepted, […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
So in my last post, I touched upon Maintenance of Certification (MOC). Now, in the recent news, information came out that the American Medical Association (AMA) has called for an immediate end to the MOC from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Their official stance, as it currently stands, is here on their site. However, you may notice the language utilized in their official stance is more focused on partnership and improvement of MOC, rather than its […]
Maintenance of Certification – AMA Update
I briefly touched on asset allocation in my last post about 529s. So I felt it was a good segue into this post: Asset Allocation is an all-encompassing term for where and why you put your money in certain places for retirement. At its most basic, the two most general categories are Stocks and Bonds. For simplicity’s sake, consider Stocks as “More Aggressive” and Bonds as “More Conservative” in a general sense. What this really […]
Asset Allocation
Ok, so I repeatedly advise residents and young attendings to please, Please, PLEASE do not buy a house. If you haven’t read them already, read these posts: The House Buying Itch – Medical Student Edition Priorities, 2 and 3 For this reason, this particular post is about buying a house 3+ years after becoming an attending. I am making these assumptions: You have a stable job that you like. You are in an area you plan […]
Buying a House
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Ok, first of all, what is “maintenance of certification”? After 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, 4 years of residency, passing my board exam, and then doing a year of fellowship, I thought I was “done” with “all this stuff” [insert hand waving here]. Please understand that I knew I would have to keep learning, since the practice of medicine is a life-long learning profession, but I was […]
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
This is a followup to this post – What is a 529? Please read that one first before continuing on to this one, if you haven’t already. I hope by now I have convinced everyone that a 529 is a great option for saving for college. For simplicity’s sake, think of it like this: You put away money for college and although the contribution itself is not deductible, it can grow federal tax-free AND is […]