Dr. Verlander is a former Child Psychiatry Fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC, Denver, Colorado. Address correspondence to Dr. Verlander, General Delivery, Silverthorne, CO 80498; gleseann{at}yahoo.com (E-mail). Finding an acceptable balance between career and family is a difficult challenge for many physicians. Medicine is a profession in which dedication to the wellbeing of others is of paramount importance. Careers in medicine historically demanded a selfless emphasis on caring for ones patients, sometimes at the expense of ones marriage, children, and personal life. Such a skewed focus worked more easily in the past when the vast majority of physicians were men. When male physicians spent long hours at work or traveling to meetings, their wives were home to run the household and care for the children. As women entered the medical field in increasing numbers, however, the tensions between career and family became more prominent. In trying to balance personal and professional responsibilities, female physicians face a difficult task in striving to "have it all." As a physician and single mother of four children, I know that it can be done successfully, but there are many challenges that female physicians must confront in balancing their
Female Physicians: Balancing Career and Family
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Dr. Verlander is a former Child Psychiatry Fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC, Denver, Colorado. Address correspondence to Dr. Verlander, General Delivery, Silverthorne, CO 80498; gleseann{at}yahoo.com (E-mail). Finding an acceptable balance between career and family is a difficult challenge for many physicians. Medicine is a profession in which dedication to the wellbeing of others is of paramount importance. Careers in medicine historically demanded a selfless emphasis on caring for ones patients, sometimes at the expense of ones marriage, children, and personal life. Such a skewed focus worked more easily in the past when the vast majority of physicians were men. When male physicians spent long hours at work or traveling to meetings, their wives were home to run the household and care for the children. As women entered the medical field in increasing numbers, however, the tensions between career and family became more prominent. In trying to balance personal and professional responsibilities, female physicians face a difficult task in striving to "have it all." As a physician and single mother of four children, I know that it can be done successfully, but there are many challenges that female physicians must confront in balancing their
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Female Physicians: Balancing Career and Family
Verlander, Glese
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, Volume 28 (4): 331
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Dec 1, 2004
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