Photo Credit More and more, I read about physicians who are ready to give it up. I hear similar views in the physicians lounge and in hospital hallways. These conversations are a modern phenomenon; they did not occur when I entered the profession 20 years ago. They have germinated as a result of rising forces that have demoralized many practitioners. Some of them include: • Loss of autonomy • Loss of income • Loss of stature and prestige • Required ‘Quality’ initiatives • Health care ‘reform’ • Infighting within the medical profession • EMR • Medical liability system • Insurance company hurdles to get paid • General gerbil wheel existance Luckily for me, I am still happy on the job. Of course, I am not immune to the above realities, and would readily accept a vaccine to protect against them, if one existed. I try to focus on the core purpose of being a physician, and work to sequester the noise and static, at least while a patient is seated before me. Since I am a memb
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