How to Get the Most Out Of Your Doctor Visit: A Guide for Primary Care Patients
Anyone who works in a primary care center in Virginia long enough will eventually be faced with the double-edged sword of providing care to others while also caring for oneself. At times, it can feel like you have to choose one or the other. As a provider, you might find it difficult to take time for yourself during an appointment or shift. You’re constantly thinking about your patients and their needs and trying not to neglect your own basic needs. Fortunately, the rewards of being a primary care provider are innumerable - especially when we make time for ourselves. In this blog post, we’ll go over six ways that you can take better care of yourself as a primary care provider: Be aware of your mental, physical and emotional self-care needs. If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard the term “self-care” since you were a kid, but you’ve never been able to actually define what it means. This is something you should be aware of as a primary care provider - not just for the sake o
