The challenges of health care have led many physicians to consider changing their professional environment. The first impulse is to modify the current situation, but systemic and institutional inertia may prevent any meaningful change.
Questions arise and these concerns may be briefly silenced by strong clinical outcomes, patient gratitude or the rewards of mentoring fellows and residents who value your guidance. However, for an increasing number of physicians at every stage of a career, the introspective voices may be growing louder, leading one to question if status quo is still acceptable