How much is enough?
In a 1999 survey of Oregon physicians, the Oregon Medical Association found that two thirds of its members consider the practice of medicine less satisfying now compared with previous years, and 60% of respondents have considered seeking early retirement. 4 The 3 greatest personal or professional ch...
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| Published in: | The Western journal of medicine Vol. 174; no. 1; pp. 10 - 11 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copyright 2001 BMJ Publishing Group
01-01-2001
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| Series: | Medicine and Money |
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| Summary: | In a 1999 survey of Oregon physicians, the Oregon Medical Association found that two thirds of its members consider the practice of medicine less satisfying now compared with previous years, and 60% of respondents have considered seeking early retirement. 4 The 3 greatest personal or professional challenges physicians reported facing over the next 2 years were: maintaining income and standard of living, balancing personal and professional time, and maintaining professional satisfaction, especially in a managed care environment. [...]instead of thinking of the cost of a DVD player in dollars, we ask ourselves, "How many hours of my life energy do I have to work to earn the money to purchase this item?" Framed in these more concrete terms, we bought only the consumer goods that we truly valued. |
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| Bibliography: | PMID:11154651 related-article-ID:N0x9574be8.0x98a7600 ark:/67375/NVC-52Q4FG07-G ArticleID:1740010 Competing interests: None declaredAuthors: Pat Dunn and Connie Rosson are a married physician couple living in Portland, Oregon. They have shared their 32 years of combined experience in patient care through clinical teaching, primarily in the Portland Program in General Internal Medicine at Legacy Health System.Have you downsized? Tell us how you did it by sending an eLetter in response to this article on our web site. Correspondence to: pdunn@lhs.org istex:F28A0FCB9B52FA82CA4EB77450FE76F9CD7CFCC3 Related-article-href:11154653 Competing interests: None declared Authors: Pat Dunn and Connie Rosson are a married physician couple living in Portland, Oregon. They have shared their 32 years of combined experience in patient care through clinical teaching, primarily in the Portland Program in General Internal Medicine at Legacy Health System. Have you downsized? Tell us how you did it by sending an eLetter in response to this article on our web site. |
| ISSN: | 0093-0415 1476-2978 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/ewjm.174.1.10 |