Navigating profit-driven metrics: Upholding core values in medicine

KevinMD June 19, 2024
Shideh Shafie, MD

As physicians, many of us were drawn to the medical field by a profound desire to serve humanity and alleviate suffering. We hear buzzwords in corporate work about values-led teams, but in the house of medicine, we have always been led by a strong sense of values. This calling propelled us through the rigorous demands of medical training—endless hours of study, countless lectures, sleepless nights, and missed personal milestones. We persevered through it all because we were committed to a cause greater than ourselves, grounded in our core values.

These values, though varied, commonly include:

• Alleviating patient and human suffering.
• Pursuing continual learning to provide the highest quality of care.
• Making a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
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