Fulfillment
Medical economics published a recent article on fulfillment in Medical Practices. Exclusive Survey: Is your practice fulfilling? - We asked doctors whether the complexities of modern practice life were undermining their effectiveness and their satisfaction. - Medical Economics
The article points out numerous trends and observances:
Nearly 1/3 stated they were no more than somewhat effective with their patients.
More older doctors gave themselves higher effective scores
Primary care physicians were less likely to rate their performance as “very effective”
The higher the effectiveness rating, the higher the satisfaction
Thirty three percent of primary care respondents said they would choose another specialty.
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With this much formal education, time, training, and expense, it makes you wonder how other career choices would rate on a similar survey
The article points out numerous trends and observances:
Nearly 1/3 stated they were no more than somewhat effective with their patients.
More older doctors gave themselves higher effective scores
Primary care physicians were less likely to rate their performance as “very effective”
The higher the effectiveness rating, the higher the satisfaction
Thirty three percent of primary care respondents said they would choose another specialty.
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With this much formal education, time, training, and expense, it makes you wonder how other career choices would rate on a similar survey
posted by Anonymous at 6:15 AM
10 Comments:
How about you? Are you satisfied? Knowing what you now know, if you had to invest the time, education and money again, would you do it?
Things are tough all over. Try doing a survey of teachers and see how satisfied they are with their effectivenee--at about 30% of the pay doctor's receive.
I'm training to be an assistant manager at Taco Bell. How come nobody's worried about how fulfilled I'm feeling?
HB,
I will say it again. You are beating a dead horse.
It not that I necessarily disagree with what you trying to point out. There is validity there but there is also validity in other points of view, some of which are mentioned above. More examples:
1. My wife & I have 9 years of college between us. I am #2 in a $30mil company. We work approx.100 hrs/week between us. Together we make a fair amount less than a primary care physician.
2. Teachers, as stated above, have a point. On the other hand of that point, my wife has a Masters in her field of work. Is required to get CEU's every year. Has been at the same place of employment for over 20 years. Works 40+ hours per week. She works 12 months a year, not 10, and makes less than teachers.
3. You have made points about your income fluctuating, especially downward the past few years. My income also fluctuates depending on the profitability of our company. I am facing a significant decrease in my earnings this year, in large part due to government policies.
My whole point, though, we all need to remember to look down the ladder as well as up.
with mininum wage far below true the cost of living higher education seems to be the way to go. but I know many people with degrees of higher learning who are struggling to make ends meet. as for being happy in your chosen field, happy comes and goes with mood and curcumstance.
anonymous,
I would do it over in a heartbeat and my son just received his acceptance to U of L Medical School for next year.
iamhoosier,
Not trying to beat a dead horse. These are publications that repeatedly are being published and just open for discussion.
Are you and your wife happy in your job.
I personally would not trade may career at this point in my life for any other.
But that does not mean I do not see or think changes could improve satisfaction and healthcare in general.
What's happy? Since that is a serious response from me, I guess maybe I am not all that happy.
My wife? If it wasn't for the doctors she probably would be!!(smile)
I believe as Dennis Prager says, being happy is a choice and happiness is a serious problem.
We all have circumstances that we struggle with and we choose our responses.
We should still be proactive in the solutions when things need to improve.
With tongue(fingers?)planted firmly in cheek, the following is written.
With your son going to medical school, I certainly hope that he is a Democrat. With the way physician's pay has been plummeting, the rising minimum wage may be his only salvation.
Seriously, it is great that he has been accepted. Know that you are proud and deservedly so.
Happiness in my chosen field? yes. I am happy that in my chosen field I will always have a job. whether I am happy that a plumber gets paid more then I do when It took me 6 years to get here, no. after all, we both clean up crap.
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