Cambridge dictionary defines work-life balance as “the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy.”For physicians, however, the concept of work-life balance is not so straightforward, as Dr.
Siva Raja from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, and Dr. Sharon Stein from the University Hospital Case Medical Center in Cleveland have highlighted.“In the three ‘A’s of physician excellence’ — able, affable, and available — available is often the easiest to perfect,” they point out.Defining what work time means is complex in modern medicine.
Typical physician duties include patient contact, administrative tasks, charting, teaching, meetings, and community outreach.