You know, I thought really hard about doing a comic about recent events, but… I’m tired of devoting energy to that and instead want to highlight the foot soldiers of our profession - primary care doctors!
Only one member of my residency class is pursuing primary care (and she is probably one of the best doctors I know as is/ I would put my parents on her panel lol.) This doesn’t come as a huge surprise to me - being a primary care doctor has been one of the hardest aspects of residency. I’m only just starting to enjoy it (Bc I love my patients), but I won’t lie and say that I’m excited to never do it again…
Our PCPs are overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated. Our insurance system relies on them to fill in impossible gaps in care, and that, on top of the bulk of the documentation, they also have to piecemeal together the decisions of numerous specialists often without access to info.
I could say more but I’m tired. Regardless, tell your PCP you appreciate them!!!!
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