contracts

12
Jun
A blank closed menu on a gold-rimmed place setting — Order First, a Golden Scalpel Resident Corner guide to physician practice models.

Resident Corner: Order First — The Menu You Were Never Handed

The Dinner That Nobody Planned arrived course by course. Here is the menu — so the next one is yours to order.
8 min read
10
Jun
A brass banker's lamp lighting a parchment on a dark desk; a rising line is drawn in gold ink, with antique drafting dividers and a magnifying glass resting on it.

Data Center: The decisions you never made — the data behind The Dinner Nobody Planned

Sunday found you mid-meal at a table you never set. Here is the data showing who set it.
4 min read
09
Jun
Golden Scalpel circular monogram in gold on a black background — cover art for The Golden Scalpel Files podcast Episode 4.

The Golden Scalpel Files — Episode 4

The audio companion. A Friday handoff. An impromptu dinner. A surgeon with a look on his face. And one word that changed every calculation — leverage.
3 min read
05
Jun
Resident Corner: Add It Up — The True Cost of What You Signed Up For

Resident Corner: Add It Up — The True Cost of What You Signed Up For

The most expensive part of a contract isn't the salary. It's the price of leaving — and it's invisible the day you sign.
5 min read
02
Jun
Golden Scalpel circular monogram in gold on a black background — cover art for The Golden Scalpel Files podcast Episode 3.

The Golden Scalpel Files — Episode 3

The audio companion to Sunday's article. Six clauses in every physician contract decide what your career costs you. Three minutes. Built for the OR hallway, the commute, the drive between hospitals.
3 min read
31
May
The Most Expensive Thing You'll Sign as a Physician Without Fully Understanding

The Most Expensive Thing You'll Sign as a Physician Without Fully Understanding

Six clauses in every physician contract decide what your career costs you. Most physicians don't know they exist. The most expensive thing on your contract isn't the salary — it's the exit.
5 min read
28
May
Before You Sign — The Resident Contract Decision Tree, a Golden Scalpel Resident Corner guide.

Resident Corner: Before You Sign — The Resident Contract Decision Tree

The algorithm you were never given. Five questions. One contract.
5 min read
27
May
Bar chart: a physician's day is 27% direct patient care, 49% electronic health records (EHR), and 24% administrative work.

Data Center: The Physician Workday — One Chart Behind The Manifesto

The Manifesto told you why the system is broken. This is the proof.
4 min read
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