The Dark Side of Medicine

Don’t Do What You are Told to Do. Do what your heart and mind tell you to do.

The above quote encapsulates the mindset and approach that Dr. Irfan Siddiqui has used to guide his own life in the medical world. He has ’walked the walk’ which allows him to ’talk the talk.’ He provides his reading audience with sage wisdom that can propel them to greater success - both financial and personal. In this visionary book, the author opens the world of business and reality for doctors in all stages of their growth, especially those starting out. He also uses the opportunity to address doctors that feel trapped on the ’medical hamster wheel’ of security. While the author expresses the value and personal advantages of looking at the business of medicine analytically from non-traditional angles, he urges readers to take a calculated and mindful approach to all changes they propose to make in their lives. He advocates progress with expanded vision - one seen through a lens of realistic assessment, considering the risks that may be encountered. With an eye on personal health maintenance for the individual, Dr. Siddiqui recommends his readers develop a balanced lifestyle as part of his process. He believes that the reader’s success is geared to their ability to adapt to the changes in their personal lives as well as to the desire to achieve their personal challenges.

...The unknown is out there, waiting to be discovered. Some days, it will come to you, like a patient coming in through the emergency room with a case you’ve never seen before, and sometimes you’ll go to it, wanting to discover or learn something new. Either way, investigation comes into your life; it brings new chances to fly or flop. ...You, as an individual, must be out to improve yourself as a business; that should be your top goal every day. ...Expand, expand, expand. The more paths you explore, the more open doors for new pathways you’ll find. ...If you’ve learned only one thing from this book, then let it be this: Your self-worth is yourself. What you put in is equivalent to what you’ll receive going out. Nothing less, nothing more. Keep your eyes open.