Becker's Healthcare April 1, 2025
Physicians spend years in education and medical training sharpening their clinical skills and knowledge, while learning to foster connections with patients.
However, for many young and ambitious physicians, the transition into full-time practice brings them face-to-face with a whole new area of study to master: business.
“One of the things I wish I had learned more of in medical school is the business aspect [of medicine],” Brandon Ortega, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Long Beach (Calif.) Lakewood Orthopaedic Institute, told Becker’s. “It’s like jumping...