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Financial planning for residency: 3 take-home points

Do you have a handle on your debt? Are you protecting your human capital? These are vital questions as you enter residency.

Residency Finance
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Spending wisely in med school can pay off down the road

With the right measure of discipline, medical students can create healthy financial habits that translate to a prosperous future.

Succeed in Med School
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What students need to know about repaying med school loans

An informed strategy on student-loan repayment should account for long- and short-term financial goals and desired career trajectory.

Residency Finance
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With great medical knowledge often comes great student-loan debt

More than one-third of med students expect to have loan debt in excess of $200,000. Students say paying off debt is their top financial concern.

Residency Finance
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Research to address senior women physicians’ challenges

They helped break barriers in medicine. Now, senior female physicians face daunting challenges such as retirement planning and parental caregiving.

Optimal Health
Ronald Pye, MD, retired physician
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Life after medicine: 3 keys to a fulfilling retirement

Watercoloring, woodworking and poetry have replaced “baby whispering” for this retired neonatologist.

Career Development
Best of 2016: Financial
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Financial planning advice reaches across career continuum

Whether aimed at younger physicians or those looking ahead to retirement, these articles proved popular with readers seeking wise counsel.

Career Development
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“Bear proof” your retirement: Physicians take preventive measures

Physicians should take preventive measures to plan for the best possible retirement. Diversifying a percentage of investments into a non-correlated asset can create more options for income throughout retirement.

Career Development
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Revenue management tips for physicians: Improve your financial health

Patient care is the top priority; but so is the financial health of your medical practice. Strategies to help your practice streamline revenue cycle management processes can pay off in many ways.

Career Development