The Physician: A Professional under Stress

The developing physician--becoming a professional.

From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School and the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System — both in Ann Arbor (D.T.S.); and the Office of the Dean, Student Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center — both in San Francisco (M.P.). Address reprint requ...

Recent physician strike in Israel: a health system under stress?

In 2011, a series of physician strikes in Israel followed eight months of unsuccessful negotiations with the government (Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance). Strikes by physicians may be a warning that all is not well in a health system and protestors have claimed that they signify a system failure. In contrast, others argue that strikes have been a feature of the Israeli health sys...

When a physician marries a physician: effect of physician-physician marriages on professional activities.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether more Canadian family physicians are marrying other physicians and to examine the influence of physician-physician marriages on FPs' professional activities. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a population survey (mailed questionnaire) using regression analysis. SETTING Canadian family medicine. PARTICIPANTS Family physicians who responded to the 2001 National Fami...

The professional responsibility model of physician leadership.

The challenges physician leaders confront today call to mind Odysseus' challenge to steer his fragile ship successfully between Scylla and Charybdis. The modern Scylla takes the form of ever-increasing pressures to provide more resources for professional liability, compliance, patient satisfaction, central administration, and a host of other demands. The modern Charybdis takes the form of ever-...

Professional boundaries in the physician-patient relationship.