Showing posts with label quality of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quality of life. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Doctors and quality of life

The Wall Street Journal reported a story today about how a new generation of doctors is seeking a greater work-life balance. Some physicians are rejecting jobs that require after-hours on-call, which has long been a staple of the physician's life. Hospitals and clinics are looking for new solutions, including shift work, to improve not only physicians quality-of-life by having a set hourly work week, but also patient safety.

You can find the article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120942599600151137.html?mod=WSJBlog.

You can find blog opinions and comments, here: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/04/29/call-of-medicine-gives-way-to-family-tug/?mod=WSJBlog and here: http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2008/04/29/not-on-call-young-doctors-want-workfamily-balance/?mod=WSJBlog.