Alessandra Simmons's Blog – March 2017 Archive (3)

We have medical assistants and nurses working in our offices to support our work with patients. In order for these assistants to be effective, they need training. MDs need to communicate with their assistants so they can helpful. It is about creating an effective and amicable working relationship with your assistants. Here are some tips to train effective medical…

Dermatology visits are short. They usually only last 10 to 15 minutes — sometimes not even that long. So how do you handle a patient with a handful of tangential concerns?

The first step is to set realistic expectations —

 even before you enter the room. Empower your assistant who is rooming the patient to set the agenda. Work with your assistant to come up with a…

Every dermatologist should know how to answer this question. Not only to advise medical students interested in entering the dermatology field, but to ensure their own pay is in line with salary trends.  Don’t get left behind!  Looking up salary data isn’t considered snooping. It is important to keep tabs on the data to ensure that…