Physician Parenting

Being a parent can teach you a lot as a physician—but what about being a grandparent?

Dr. John Crosby interviews intensivist Dr. Shelly Dev about how she avoids burnout in the ICU.

I know not everyone is lucky to have found second parents (yet), but maybe you can cobble your own little village to look after you.

Moving from the precision of medicine to the stillness of a sabbatical, Dr. Mills explores what happens when we stop measuring our worth by what we complete.

When the white coat comes off, many physicians discover happiness in outside hobbies.

Too many smokers, food insecurity, the need for home visits and dealing with racism from patients all play into how Dr. Kerubo Workman provides care in a region with too few FPs.

‘You don't have to sit on 10 committees to justify your existence,’ stressed the Toronto physician, speaking on how residency is a crucial time for physicians learning to set boundaries, maintain a sense of control over their lives and deciding which areas of care you want your life to be about.

Some of the risk factors identified by the researchers include working more than 10 hours a day in the second trimester, working six night shifts per month and working eight hours a day in the operating room.