Doctors are quietly opting out of medicine

Dr. Ryan Flesher was working his usual shift in the emergency department that night in July of 2006. The hospital was short-staffed, per usual, and patients continued streaming through the revolving doors. Neither the people at the front desk nor the nurses saw Dr. Flesher slip quietly down the hall that night.
The following is a true story that occurred well before healthcare …
Doctors are quietly opting out of medicine





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