title: Balancing life as a team physician.
abstract: This article reviews the author's ten commandments for a balanced life as a team physician: (1) Do the right thing, always, no exceptions; (2) It's better to be an advocate than curse your competition; (3) Don't demand respect from players and coaches, earn it; (4) Loyalty is the weakest of human values (5) Communicate: Team physicians must always be available to athletic training staff; (6) In order to hit the mark, one must aim a little higher; (7) Enjoy your role as team physician; (8) Remember the five A's--Availability, Ability, Affability, Advocacy, and Affiliation; (9) Dare to care; and (10) Don't forget your family and friends.
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Sports Medicine, Lexington, KY 40517, USA. ksm@kysportsmed.com <ksm@kysportsmed.com>
authors.forename: Mary Lloyd
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ireland
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000379:methods; D010819:Physician's Role; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management