Why are so many doctors leaving practice prematurely every year? To become a doctor one has to clear a few exams to get a license which one can prepare for, but being a clinician is an exam every day of your life that too without preparation. You cannot plan your day and do not know which patient will walk in next with which condition. One cannot be 100% sure that which medicine will work in a given patient and which medicine will produce a definite adverse effect.
Patients share lots of stories of pain and sorrow which can be depressing at times. There is a trend of increased violence/litigation against medical practitioners by aggrieved patients and relatives. The income of doctors is particularly low especially in their younger years of practice. Insurance norms and authorizations, clinical guidelines restrict the autonomy Paperwork, record keeping, committees keep the clinician away…
