Blog - The Scope of Practice

Written by Brent Lacey on July 30, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

How to Get the Most out of Attending a Conference Part 1 – Planning for the Conference

The very first medical conference I attended was the American College of Physicians meeting in Toronto in 2010. Attending...

Written by Brent Lacey on February 1, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

Medicine: An Extraordinary Calling

Medicine is a calling. By the time I graduated from high school, I didn’t know what I wanted for an eventual career, but...

Written by Brent Lacey on January 28, 2020. Posted in Interventional Radiology, Uncategorized.

5 Things to Know About a Career in Interventional Radiology

Thank you to our guest author Dr. Barbara Hamilton for this article. Dr. Hamilton has built a successful interventional...

Written by Brent Lacey on January 21, 2020. Posted in The Specialist Series, Urology.

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Career in Urology

Dr. Rohit Dhir This article was written by Dr. Rohit Dhir, founder of HTX Urology in Houston, TX. You can email...

Written by Brent Lacey on January 19, 2020. Posted in Practice Management.

How to run a meeting that is useful, enjoyable, and effective

I have to give a shoutout to my mentor, Luke Altendorf, for teaching me how to run a meeting effectively. As a senior...

Written by Brent Lacey on January 12, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance.

This Decision Cost me 13 Million Dollars, but Was it a Financial Mistake?

What was your biggest financial mistake? Most people who read financial blogs have made at least one major financial...

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Written by Brent Lacey on January 12, 2020. Posted in Dermatology, Early Career and Young Professionals, The Specialist Series.

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Went into Clinical Practice in Dermatology

This guest post for the dermatology section of The Specialist Series was contributed by Dr. Stephen W. Lewellis, MD, PhD,...

Written by Brent Lacey on January 5, 2020. Posted in Personal Finance.

5 Personal Finance Lessons I Learned from Playing Dungeons and Dragons

When I went back home for Christmas recently, I took a break from blogging about personal finance mastery to just enjoy...

Written by Brent Lacey on December 28, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

Start with WHY: Define Your Purpose and Goals for Your Career

Simon Sinek’s excellent book, Start with WHY discusses how businesses tend to focus on WHAT their business does and neglect...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 27, 2019. Posted in Book reviews.

The Scope of Practice Reading List

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Written by Brent Lacey on November 19, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized.

A Physician’s Guide to Physician Liaison Success

If you’re a physician liaison, you know that reaching out to physicians can be incredibly challenging. Physicians...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 16, 2019. Posted in Book reviews, Practice Management.

The Doctor’s Guide to Starting Your Practice Right

Starting Your Practice Right: synopsis In The Doctor’s Guide to Starting Your Practice Right, Dr. Cory Fawcett outlines...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 15, 2019. Posted in Book reviews, Practice Management.

Building a Storybrand

Building a Storybrand: synopsis Building a Storybrand is the brainchild of Donald Miller. His central thesis is that...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 12, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Gastroenterology, The Specialist Series.

Five things I wish I knew before I went into practice as a gastroenterologist

Being a gastroenterologist has been a tremendous blessing. I love going to work every day. Fortunately for me, I had...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Gastroenterology, The Specialist Series.

Gastroenterologists, if You’re Not Using P.A.s and N.P.s in Your Business, You’re Getting Less Money and Less Time for Yourself.

“P.A.s and N.P.s are taking over the healthcare industry! I don’t want to lose my job to a mid-level provider!” How...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Practice Management.

Specialists, if you want great referrals, treat your referring providers well!

I often see specialists struggle in the early days of trying to build their clinical practice. One thing that physicians...