by Diane W. Shannon | Jun 19, 2018 | Identity
When I left clinical practice, I thought I was prepared for the change in my identity. Wrong. I was shocked by the degree to which my sense of myself and my value in the world were rocked by leaving the profession. After all, I left practice less than seven years... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Oct 21, 2016 | Coaching, Identity, Understanding Burnout
Physicians have long been seen as superhuman—able to jump the academic hurdles required to gain entrance to medical school, willingly delaying many of the gratifications associated with young adulthood, surviving long hours during training and later when in practice,... 