Friday, April 1, 2011

More Physicians Say No to Endless Workdays - NYTimes.com

HONESDALE, Pa. — Even as a girl, Dr. Kate Dewar seemed destined to inherit the small-town medical practice of her grandfather and father. At 4, she could explain how to insert a pulmonary catheter. At 12, she could suture a gash. And when she entered medical school, she and her father talked eagerly about practicing together.

New doctors, fresh from residency, are choosing specialties such as emergency medicine, because of fewer work hours and desire to be home more with their families.

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