Dr. Karen Sibert, an anesthesiologist in California, wrote an article that went viral last week and this weekend as a response to the repeated attacks on physicians by the media and by economists or other "policy experts". The Washington Post said physicians were behaving like muggers. A Noble prize winning economist called us rent seekers.

We discuss why she wrote this article. Why she sees concerning trends about the future physician workforce and areas where things are improving though not perfect yet.

If you have not yet read her article. Here is a link to her website apennedpoint.com