Mom enough. Doctor enough. We are enough.
Over the last quarter century, physicians have lost a substantial amount of ground–politically, publicly, personally, financially, emotionally. It’s no wonder we are so burned out. When we aren’t at work, we are constantly bombarded with anti-physician sentiments whether it’s on the news, on social media, on review sites. or even in our own mailboxes. We have… Read the Post »
I’m going to take a stand on something that really gets my blood boiling… health insurance companies. People want to blame physicians for bad outcomes (I’m looking at you NRA supporters that are claiming we, as physicians, need to fix our own lane first). They want to blame hospitals for long wait times, they want to… Read the Post »
I mean, really, who the hell do you think you are? That’s about as nice as I can put my thoughts about the National Rifle Association since their tweet in response to the ACP’s latest opinion on gun violence. It has taken me this long to write it out because every time I think about, my… Read the Post »
There are a lot of things happening in the current healthcare environment that make medicine a tough field for anyone. It truly is no wonder that physician burnout is occurring in epidemic proportions and that suicide rates are skyrocketing as well. We are frustrated. We are overworked. And we have less and less people that value… Read the Post »
Another physician recently asked the large Physician Mom Group for their take on the causes of burnout in women. The usual list of things filled the comments: EHR Too many patients, too little time Too many meetings Others expecting 100% all the time at work and at home Managing home and work life Being the breadwinner… Read the Post »