This month, I would like to hear from readers about the positive side of working in healthcare. What gets you out of bed in the morning? What’s the best part about your career? Please answer each question.
1. Which aspect of your healthcare job do you find MOST rewarding?
- Helping people/patients (54%, 62 Votes)
- Achieving successful outcomes (15%, 17 Votes)
- Teaching or mentoring others (13%, 15 Votes)
- Collaborating with colleagues (12%, 14 Votes)
- Receiving financial compensation (4%, 5 Votes)
- Other (please explain in the comments section below) (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 114
Loading ...2. If a medical student were to ask, what would you say is the BEST part about working in healthcare?
- The impact (on lives) (50%, 56 Votes)
- The relationships (26%, 29 Votes)
- The intellectual challenge (13%, 14 Votes)
- The respect (6%, 7 Votes)
- The income (4%, 5 Votes)
- Other (please explain in the comments section below) (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 112
Loading ...3. (Optional) In the space below, I invite you to share a memory or story that speaks to the rewarding nature of your work. Please use no more than 200 words.
SEPTEMBER READER SURVEY RESULTS
Last month’s reader survey asked about the downsides of working in healthcare. Here are the results:
Nearly half of all participants (45%) reported feeling discouraged, overextended or unfulfilled once a week or more. A staggering 45% say working in healthcare is less rewarding than they expected whereas only 16% say it’s more rewarding. Still, these experiences haven’t dampened the spirits of those who choose healthcare as their profession. Nearly 70% would consider themselves more positive than negative at the office.
The data demonstrates the duality of healthcare: It’s one of the most rewarding professions on the planet and one of the most stressful.
Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest physician group. He’s the bestselling author of “Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care–And Why We’re Usually Wrong” and a Stanford University professor. Follow him on Twitter @RobertPearlMD.
