How doctors can maintain a healthy work-life balance

Yes, it’s true that for medics, maintaining a good work-life balance is difficult. Some specialties are affected more than others. Trainees in surgical specialties generally spend more hours at work than their medical colleagues. In addition, female physicians, who represent  an increasing proportion of physicians face different challenges when raising a family. How can we maintain a healthy work-life balance in medicine, while also building our careers?

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How having difficult conversations with patients will make you a better doctor

I remember once encountering a patient who refused to have a much-needed CT scan. I sat down next to her to try to coax her as much I could, all with no success. Admittedly I was a bit annoyed, so I put it straight:

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