Comments on: Doctor Shortage? You do the Math! http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/ tray dunaway md: speaker : author : surgeon : educator : dotsultant : visionary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:04:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-50907 admin Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:14:49 +0000 http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/#comment-50907 Well, I am under the impression that many males in medical school and recently graduated from medical school are also taking more time off for family matters, work less hours and take less overnight call too. I think we're just beginning to figure out what the women figured out before us! Simply put, if we are expected to work more for less, I don't think it's hard to imagine why many doctors, male and female, have decided to work more so they can live, rather than live to work. It's the work/life balance. I discovered I enjoy life more making a bit less but having the free time to spend with family, travel, and friends is more fulfilling at this point in my life. That said, I miss direct patient care, but I don't miss the increased hassles and financial woes that have befallen my profession. Tray Well, I am under the impression that many males in medical school and recently graduated from medical school are also taking more time off for family matters, work less hours and take less overnight call too. I think we’re just beginning to figure out what the women figured out before us! Simply put, if we are expected to work more for less, I don’t think it’s hard to imagine why many doctors, male and female, have decided to work more so they can live, rather than live to work. It’s the work/life balance. I discovered I enjoy life more making a bit less but having the free time to spend with family, travel, and friends is more fulfilling at this point in my life. That said, I miss direct patient care, but I don’t miss the increased hassles and financial woes that have befallen my profession. Tray

]]> By: Ambulance Doctor http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-29707 Ambulance Doctor Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:26:59 +0000 http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/#comment-29707 Usually work more than 12 hours a day. But I'm thinking to cut my working hours as the quality of me services discreases when I feel tired. Usually work more than 12 hours a day. But I’m thinking to cut my working hours as the quality of me services discreases when I feel tired.

]]> By: Shaheen Lakhan http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-19872 Shaheen Lakhan Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:29 +0000 http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/#comment-19872 Some argue that the physician shortage is partially due to the increased number of female doctors. They claim they have less longevity than their male counterparts, take more time off for maternity and family matters, and work less hours and take less overnight call. <a href="http://brainblogger.com" rel="nofollow">Brain Blogger</a> recently <a href="http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/30/female-physicians-responsible-for-shortage-of-doctors/" rel="nofollow">wrote about this issue</a>. We would love to hear your commentary. Thank you. Sincerely, Shaheen Some argue that the physician shortage is partially due to the increased number of female doctors. They claim they have less longevity than their male counterparts, take more time off for maternity and family matters, and work less hours and take less overnight call.

Brain Blogger recently wrote about this issue. We would love to hear your commentary. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Shaheen

]]> By: Trusted.MD Network http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/comment-page-1/#comment-11469 Trusted.MD Network Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:26:44 +0000 http://dot2dothealthcareblog.com/2008/03/05/doctor-shortage-you-do-the-math/#comment-11469 <strong>24/7, a thing of the past...</strong> Tray Dunaway: "So factor in the percentage change of doctors who used to work 24/7 lives, or any physician reasonably choosing a lifestyle that works more than 12 hours a day, and try replacing them by physicians who only will work 12 hours a day, for... 24/7, a thing of the past…

Tray Dunaway: “So factor in the percentage change of doctors who used to work 24/7 lives, or any physician reasonably choosing a lifestyle that works more than 12 hours a day, and try replacing them by physicians who only will work 12 hours a day, for…

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