Free 3-Minute Self-Assessment

Are You a 5 O'Clock Physician?

Find out exactly why clinic runs late — and what to fix first to get home when you planned to.

3 Minutes
20 Questions
Instant Results
Free Checklist Pack

Nobody went to medical school to write notes after the kids go to bed. But for most academic physicians, that's exactly what's happening — and it's not because you're slow.

You're still in clinic when you should be at the dinner table
You're finishing notes after the kids go to bed — or worse, after you do
You know something in your workflow is broken, but you can't pinpoint what

The problem isn't effort. It's that your clinic workflow was never designed to end on time. This assessment shows you exactly where the time is leaking across five specific categories — so you know precisely what to fix first.

What You'll Get
Your Score
See how you score across 5 clinic categories out of 60 points
Your Biggest Leak
The one category costing you the most time, identified precisely
Bonus Checklist Pack
Three print-ready checklists: pre-clinic, in-visit, and closeout
Which Physician Are You?
The Optimized Physician
Strong systems, leaving on time most days
The Almost-There Physician
One broken category costing 45-90 min per clinic day
The Running-Behind Physician
Multiple leaks — needs a system, not just a tip
The Survival-Mode Physician
Working incredibly hard without the right structure
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You're an academic physician at any career stage or specialty
Clinic regularly runs late and you're not sure exactly why
You finish notes after dinner — or after the kids are in bed
You want a system, not just productivity tips
You're ready to protect your time outside the hospital
Dr. Stacey Ishman
MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP  |  Founder, Academic Medicine Strategy Group

Dr. Ishman spent over 20 years as an academic otolaryngologist and sleep physician at Johns Hopkins, Cincinnati Children's, and the University of Wisconsin. She lived the exact problem this assessment diagnoses: brilliant, dedicated faculty running behind, charting late into the night, unable to find the leak. She built the 5 O'Clock Physician framework because she knew the problem wasn't the physicians. It was the system they were never given.

Credentials
Triple board-certified: Otolaryngology, Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, and Sleep Medicine
NIH/DOD Grants and 230+ publications
Past President, International Surgical Sleep Society
National Keynote Speaker on Strategic Career Design
Creator of the Faculty Excellence and Retention Initiative (FERI)
Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2015, 2018, 2023)