There is no question that morale is at an all-time low in the medical profession.
I think it comes from an “us against the world” mentality, where physicians are increasingly alone against the forces of administrators, insurance companies, dissatisfied patients, major media, health policy experts and the government.
Many workplaces fail to acknowledge low morale, and this anesthesiologist talks about how it affects her.






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