TY - JOUR
T1 - Shaping your career to maximize personal satisfaction in the practice of oncology
AU - Shanafelt, Tait
AU - Chung, Harold
AU - White, Heather
AU - Lyckholm, Laurie Jean
PY - 2006/8/20
Y1 - 2006/8/20
N2 - The practice of oncology can be a source of both great satisfaction and great stress. Although many oncologists experience burnout, depression, and dissatisfaction with work, others experience tremendous career satisfaction and achieve a high overall quality of life. Identifying professional goals, optimizing career fit, identifying and managing stressors specific to practice type, and achieving the optimal personal work-life balance can increase the likelihood of individual oncologists' achieving personal and professional satisfaction. In this article, we will explore how oncologists can accomplish these tasks and will examine several pervasive professional myths that often distort perspective. The article concludes in a conversation with four oncologists regarding what they find most meaningful about their work, how they manage career-specific stressors, and how they achieve balance between their personal and professional lives.
AB - The practice of oncology can be a source of both great satisfaction and great stress. Although many oncologists experience burnout, depression, and dissatisfaction with work, others experience tremendous career satisfaction and achieve a high overall quality of life. Identifying professional goals, optimizing career fit, identifying and managing stressors specific to practice type, and achieving the optimal personal work-life balance can increase the likelihood of individual oncologists' achieving personal and professional satisfaction. In this article, we will explore how oncologists can accomplish these tasks and will examine several pervasive professional myths that often distort perspective. The article concludes in a conversation with four oncologists regarding what they find most meaningful about their work, how they manage career-specific stressors, and how they achieve balance between their personal and professional lives.
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U2 - 10.1200/JCO.2006.05.8248
DO - 10.1200/JCO.2006.05.8248
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16921056
AN - SCOPUS:33748448273
SN - 0732-183X
VL - 24
SP - 4020
EP - 4026
JO - Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - Journal of Clinical Oncology
IS - 24
ER -