Becker's Healthcare November 25, 2024
Stefanie Asin

Michael E. DeBakey, MD, the late legendary heart surgeon, was known for making his residents and fellows sleep in the cardiac ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital when they had patients on the unit.

Sometimes they would work and sleep there for two months at a time. Dr. DeBakey’s residents expected those long hours away from home and accepted it as part of the learning process and a well-established rite of passage.

Now generations have passed, and younger physicians are expecting something different — work/life balance.

As The Wall Street Journal recently reported, this generation of young physicians insists on balance, which means less call and less time working after hours in general. According to the article, young doctors’...

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