a high quality of work life (qwl) is essential for organizations to continue to attract and retain employees. qwl is a comprehensive program designated to improve employee satisfaction. this research aimed to provide insights into the positive and negative attitudes of tehran university of medical sciences (tums) hospitals’ employees from their quality of life. a cross- sectional, descriptive a...

T he desire for better work-life balance is a common concern among physicians and a key reason for choosing employed practice. But the term work-life balance has always struck me as problematic. In my experience, achieving a true balance between work and non-work activities is incredibly challenging and, when achieved, is fleeting. My moment of balance is quickly upended by a sick child, a pa...

BACKGROUND Balancing career and family obligations poses challenges to medical school faculty and contributes to dissatisfaction and attrition from academics. We examined the relationship between family setting and responsibilities, rank, and career and work-life satisfaction for faculty in a large U.S. medical school. METHODS Baseline faculty surveys were analyzed from the first year of a 4-...