It's getting harder to practice medicine. The cause of physician burnout is multifactorial: loss of autonomy, flexibility, and authority to manage their patients are huge factors and impacted by work and family demands. When physicians are asked if they want more money or time off, the majority would choose time off. While the authors did not show the analysis, I suspect there are gender disparities in the results as well.
It's getting harder to practice medicine. The cause of physician burnout is multifactorial: loss of autonomy, flexibility, and authority to manage their patients are huge factors and impacted by work and family demands. When physicians are asked if they want more money or time off, the majority would choose time off. While the authors did not show the analysis, I suspect there are gender disparities in the results as well.