From Chains to Contracts: The Mistake in Calling Work Slavery
From Chains to Contracts: The Mistake in Calling Work Slavery I spent years working nineteen emergency room shifts a month. I now work two. The difference between those two versions of my life is the whole argument I want to make here, so I’ll start with it. For a long time I sold hours. Another […]
AI Is Finally Paying Off in Medicine. The Real Question Is Who Gets the Check.
AI Is Finally Paying Off in Medicine. The Real Question Is Who Gets the Check. By Shane Cole, MD Fortune ran a piece this week about something most of us in the trenches already feel. AI is starting to deliver real returns in health care. Clinicians using it well are seeing roughly eight more patients […]
Would I take a pay cut for balance? Wrong question.
Would I take a pay cut for balance? Wrong question. This is where the financial-security piece comes back, and where I’d push hard against the way the question is usually framed. For me, the trade-off has actually inverted. I no longer work weekends or holidays, and investments I made earlier have let me scale […]
I was the doctor who ignored his own advice
I was the doctor who ignored his own advice By Shane Cole, MD For years I was the cliché in the white coat. I’d stand at the bedside at three in the morning and tell a patient, with complete sincerity, that they needed to sleep more, eat better, and get their stress under control. […]