November 10th, 2024
A BIOGRAPHY OF A MOST COMPLEX EMPEROR, a book review by Jim Vogele
THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES, a Biography of Cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee (Publisher: Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) (2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-0795-9 A…
August 30th, 2024
TERMINATING PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim Vogele
INTRODUCTION Most Washington, Oregon, and California physician employment contracts are at will, meaning that they can be terminated “without cause,” for any legal reason. …
August 4th, 2024
WHAT’S HEART GOT TO DO WITH IT? a book review, Jim Vogele
WHAT DOCTORS FEEL, How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine, by Danielle Ofri, MD (Pub: Beacon Press) (2013) ISBN 978-0-8070-7332-2 INTRODUCTION Dr. Danielle…
June 26th, 2024
IS THE DOCTOR IN, OR IS THE DOCTOR WRITING POETRY? A book review by Jim Vogele
THE DOCTOR STORIES by William Carlos Williams compiled by Robert Coles (Publisher: New Directions Books) 1962, Williams; 1984 Introduction, Coles, ISBN 978-0-8112-0926-7 INTRODUCTION …
April 5th, 2024
DOCTORS, WRITERS, AND READERS – a book review by Jim Vogele
NORTH WOODS by Daniel Mason, MD (Publisher: Random House) 2023, ISBN 9780593597033 [Hardback] Since publishing this website for Montana, Washington, California, and Oregon physician…
February 11th, 2024
THANK GOODNESS, JOAN IS OKAY AFTER ALL, a book review by Jim W. Vogele
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang, (Publisher: Random House) 2022, ISBN 9780525654834 [Hardback] Weike Wang’s 2022 novel, JOAN IS OKAY, came to…
December 3rd, 2023
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR for the ages, a book review by Jim W. Vogele
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi (Publisher: Random House) 2016 ISBN 9780812988406 [hardback] Introduction What can one say that would do justice to…
November 12th, 2023
“BETTER” IS EXCELLENT a book review by Jim W. Vogele
Better, a Surgeon’s Notes on Performance, by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH (Publisher: Picador) 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42765-8 Introduction Reading a book about medicine while…
August 30th, 2023
RANDOM ACTS OF BOOK REVIEWING by Jim W. Vogele
Random Acts of Medicine, The Hidden Forces that Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape our Health by Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D. and Christopher Worsham,…
July 30th, 2023
NEGOTIATING PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT TERMS by Jim W. Vogele
I frequently field questions about physician contract negotiations. Negotiation is perhaps a classic example of “more art than science,” yet there are some basic…
June 17th, 2023
PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS: WHAT IS “CONTRA PROFERENTEM” by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction Contra proferentem is a Latin term which means that any ambiguous contract or provision in a contract will be construed against the…
May 18th, 2023
VETERINARIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim Vogele
Introduction Even if you’ve never seen All Creatures Great and Small, who doesn’t love a good veterinarian? Certainly, every good dog loves a good…
March 28th, 2023
THE FUTURE OF NONCOMPETE PROVISIONS IN PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction: Noncompetes: Good or Bad? Would it be quixotic to say that physicians treat patients, rather than compete for patients? To some…
February 13th, 2023
FREE RANGE (IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION) a Book Review by Jim Vogele
Range by David Epstein (Publisher: Riverhead Books) 2019, ISBN 978-1-5098-4350-3 Introduction David Epstein’s 2019 book, Range, How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, evidences…
November 20th, 2022
CHEKHOV’S DOCTORS a Book Review by Jim Vogele
Chekhov’s Doctors, A Collection of Chekhov’s Medical Tales by Anton Chekhov, ed. Jack Coulehan (Publisher: The Kent State University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-87338-780-5 The Author: …
August 15th, 2022
NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS IN PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS by Jim W. Vogele
Introduction: A Brief Comparison of Noncompetition Legal Standards in Oregon, California, Washington, and Montana Restrictive covenants in employment are contractual agreements between employers and employees,…
July 26th, 2022
IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, SOME THINGS CHANGE, AND OTHERS . . . NOT SO MUCH: A Book Review by Jim Vogele
July 26, 2022 IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, SOME THINGS CHANGE AND OTHERS . . . NOT SO MUCH: a Book Review by Jim Vogele…
July 1st, 2022
THE SCIENCE AND ART OF WRITING ABOUT DOCTORS: A Book Review by Jim Vogele
July 1, 2022 Letter to a Young Female Physician, Notes from a Medical Life by Suzanne Koven, M.D. (New York: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2021)…
May 17th, 2022
STRENGTH IN TRANSFORMATION: a Book Review by Jim Vogele
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks (Publisher: Portfolio) Feb. 15, 2022,…
