MedPage Today November 6, 2024
— Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine
There’s been blowback in the physician community against some perspectives in a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article in which certain doctors lambasted a newer generation’s push for better work-life balance in medicine.
For generations, doctors put their careers first, prioritizing work over family time and other pursuits. But the article explained how newer doctors believe “medicine’s workaholic culture was overdue for a correction.”
Many doctors interviewed by MedPage Today said the times are changing, and that the next generation is right to put themselves first — especially since healthcare has changed so drastically over the past few decades.
“Older doctors criticizing the work ethic of younger physicians...
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