‘I will no longer practice cookbook mediocrity’: 5 physicians on the worst part of their job

Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians for its 2023 “Physician Compensation Report” on their experiences.

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Here are five anonymous quotes on the biggest challenges physician face from the report, which was released April 14:

“Patients have become rude and come with poor information from social media.”

“I will no longer practice cookbook mediocrity.” 

“My company wanted to rent me out to places with a high risk of contamination. I refused.”

“I was sued three times in three years.” 

“I’m overworked and underpaid, and my organization knows but doesn’t give a damn and they do nothing to fix this except recommending yoga.”

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