The Worthy Physician

Medicine: A Vocation or a Job? Self Focus is Necessary.


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The word "vocation" is derived from the Latin word "vocare," which means "to call." It was originally used to refer to a spiritual call from God to devote one's life to a particular purpose. In modern usage, it is most often used to refer to a profession or career.  It can also refer to the strong feeling of being called to a particular profession, such as a religious calling. In other words, it may represent the purpose or mission in life that someone feels compelled to pursue or fulfill.

Yet we give up a decade or more to train, to learn, with a laundry list of occupational hazards that are not found in other professions.  Lawsuits, long hours, poor health, unrealistic expectations, working within a broken system, losing colleagues without the governing bodies blinking an eye are just some of the hazards. 

Yet I do believe in physicians and medicine.

Self care, or self focus, is not selfish.
What do you need to thrive?
We are fully human when we focus on what we need to thrive, not by what society tells us we need to have materialistically to meet a standard of 'success'. 

Join me in the self focus journal for 21 days.  I'll do another podcast to let the listeners know what I learned, as I'll be doing it along with you.

21 Day Self Focus Journal

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Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with burnout and/or know they are not alone. If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician.


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