KevinMD December 23, 2024
Emergency medicine is one of the most challenging and rewarding specialties in health care. We are required to be clear-headed enough to make quick decisions while sleeping when we can, hugging our families while we can, and forming unshakable bonds with our colleagues over shared triumph and tragedy.
For many emergency physicians, these challenges come at the expense of their own health and well-being, yet we don’t see it. At least I didn’t. I loved my job as an EM nocturnist, right up until the end of my full-time schedule.
But what if there were a way to maintain the enthusiasm that drew you to emergency medicine while reclaiming your health and maintaining financial stability? A respected mentor of mine...