Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her ...

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In the mortgage industry, it’s a given that you will encounter and have to interact with all different kinds of people and personalities. It’s also highly likely that you will eventually be in a ...