title: Success, regret, and the struggle for balance.
abstract: The genesis of this article was a conversation between the authors: M.I., a senior faculty member, and J.C., his primary care doctor and a midcareer faculty member. It addresses the challenges facing physicians today as they struggle to strike the proper balance between career and personal life; it also addresses the potential toll to oneself and loved ones when career success is placed above all other concerns.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carrese
authors.forename: Michel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians; D016526:Workload