Medscape June 12, 2024
“Helping people.”
Perhaps you’ve heard that one before — it’s consistently one of the primary reasons why people enter the medical field. Three quarters of respondents listed “helping people” as the top motivator for their career choice in an American Medical Association survey of 1200 physicians, residents, and medical students. A recent Medscape Medical News survey put it in the top three. (See also: This Medscape Medical News report on The Best Things About Being a Doctor.)
At some point, however, that motivator will be challenged. With burnout rates running a fever, bureaucracy, and other entanglements that have nothing to do with “helping people,” you need more than just that one thing that brought you to the field. What will...
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