Staying human in the medical family: the unique role of doctor-parents.
Issues confronting doctor-parents include the impact of parenting on career choice, special challenges faced by women doctor-parents, leave entitlements, and the unique strengths and challenges of two-doctor families. Experience from one Canadian doctors' health program suggests that unique themes include communication within doctor-families, insight into doctor-parent dynamics, the relationship between doctor-parents and their child's doctor, and potential boundary crossings and violations within the doctor-family. The relationships between medical workforce sustainability, medical human resources, and issues related to doctor-parents need further consideration and analysis.
Faculty Wellness Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. puddester@cheo.on.ca
Derek G
DG
Puddester
D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002321:Career Choice; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000639:trends*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment