The 'first' time I wanted to quit medicine, I was in my 5th year of residency.
Work was making critical, urgent decisions in the ICU amidst a fragmented care system that used faxes and clunky technology. I was burned out, and so were my colleagues, from a system that consistently placed obstacles between us and our patients.
Around this time, hospitals faced substantial penalties for patient readmissions, and I seized the chance.
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