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Hi everyone! It’s Whatever Wednesdays again and so… I’m going to talk about Moving to Hawaii. I previously wrote about Living in Hawaii as a general overview for how things are different here. Stock Photo from: Pixabay So why are we talking about Moving to Hawaii today? However, I was recently on a flight back to Oahu and I sat next to a nice couple who were contemplating moving to Oahu. In fact, they were headed there […]

Moving to Hawaii #illumedati


Ok, ok ok, it’s Medicine Mondays… but it’s also Cyber Monday! To be honest, the plan was to write a great post about Physician Burnout over the long weekend. I’d have plenty of time to research and write a great post after Thanksgiving right? Wrong. Stock Photo from: Pixabay To be honest, Physician Burnout is a very important topic to me, as is Physician Suicide and Med School Attrition. However, to write those posts require […]

#CyberMonday for #illumedati



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Hi guys, hope Thanksgiving went well for everyone. To be honest, I’m not really all that into the food, but I am all for the sentiment and the family time. However, Thanksgiving is over and it’s now Black Friday, which tends to put many people into the Red. Since I’m in Hawaii, this post probably won’t have any relevance to those who crashed any doors this morning or last night. This post is more about […]

Black Friday Puts You in the Red #illumedati


My prior posts gave an introduction to the Match, how to approach interviews, and how to travel for interviews. 4th Year, ERAS and the NRMP Residency Interviews Traveling for Interviews   Stock Photo from: Pixabay So where are we in the match? It’s now mid-November, which I consider to be the mid-point for the Match process. So let’s do a quick evaluation of where you are. You should have a few interviews under your belt […]

Mid #Match2017 Evaluation #illumedati



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In keeping with the Holiday Gift Shopping Theme, this will be a list of Finance Books I Own (Or Want). Here are some great book ideas for anyone who wants to learn about finance, investing, and retirement. Stock photo from: Pexels ***All Listed Prices are as of 11-18-2016 and may change. Additionally, you may be able to find some of these books used for cheap at your local bookstore if you keep an eye out for […]

Finance Books I Own (Or Want) #illumedati


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I haven’t talked about the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and how it has affected the practice of medicine. I don’t need to use the Electronic Medical Record as much as my other clinical colleagues. However, I have seen how it has affected my wife’s work. She was involved with the switch-over of her residency to Epic and was even an “Epic Superuser” (extended training).  Needless to say, she’s pretty facile with EMRs in general, especially Epic. […]

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and How To Fix It #illumedati