S02E04: When Your Values Conflict with the Profession with Dr. Sharon L. Stein

In this episode of The Intentional Surgeon, we are going to talk about what happens when your values conflict with the profession of medicine. We are going to talk about how we, as surgeons, became indoctrinated into the profession of medicine. How we were rewarded for our service and the price we paid to belong. And we are going to talk about why, when we begin to feel that our values might conflict with the system, it is so difficult to call that out.

So many of us have had a patient who needed something, and the hospital, the insurance company, someone told us that we couldn't do that for our patient. We talk about the rituals, the gatekeepers, the traditions, the jargon that tie our identity to our role as physicians, and how when or if we doubt the profession, we are also questioning why we sacrificed so much to become a surgeon.

Lastly, we talk about ways to move forward. To label the conflict, to create areas of belonging, and to realize that we are more than just our profession.

I'd love to hear your comments and your thoughts about this - whether you agree or disagree. Reach out to me at theintentionalsurgeon.com