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Fresh insights on the business and art of medicine

Professional Mastery

AI Won’t Replace You—But It Will Change How You Work

Explore how AI won’t replace physicians—but it will redefine how they lead, learn, and grow in their careers.

Professional Mastery

Small Adjustments, Big Results

Curbside: Shehzad Batliwala, DO’s three essentials for peak performance

Professional Mastery

Permissionless Medicine: Designing a Career That Works for You

Medicine thrives on structure, but real career fulfillment comes from autonomy. Learn how physicians are breaking the habit of waiting and designing careers on their own terms.

Professional Mastery

Understanding Contracts and Non-Competes in Medicine

Justine Siergey OD, Director of Professional Strategy at Bausch + Lomb shares advice on navigating contracts and protecting your career.

Professional Mastery

Lobbying for Telehealth, Senior Care, and Self-Driven Careers

Learn how Jennifer Peters, MD, embraced her uniqueness and chose to battle for telehealth legislation, navigate the male-dominated field of urology, and start a senior care consulting practice.

Lifestyle Design

From Powerlifting to Power Moves: Dr. Rich Popwell’s evolution from MD to physician-entrepreneur

Learn why Rich Popwell, MD, believes medicine is the next entrepreneurship frontier and why physicians are the solution to the industry’s problems.

Lifestyle Design

Could Learning to Paint Make You a Better Doctor? The Power of Polymathy in Medicine

Exploring how doctors can benefit from polymathy—blending diverse interests like business, art, and writing to enhance their medical careers.

Lifestyle Design

Work-Life Balance Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Priorities

Lucens mentor Roshni Patel, DO shares her approach to setting boundaries and finding balance in a demanding career.

Lifestyle Design

From Zulu Traditions to Modern Medicine: The Healing Journey of Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson

How Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson blends her South African heritage, Western medical training, and coaching to impact doctors and marginalized communities around the world.

Lifestyle Design

8 financial planning tips to build wealth as a new physician

Many new physicians face a mountain of student debt and the overwhelming task of navigating their financial future. Mikel Daniels, DPM, MBA, understands these challenges all too well and shares what worked for him.