Timeliness, which is an absolute expectation  in most other professions, just doesn’t seem to be the standard in healthcare. The question is: why not?

Think back to your 16th, 17th, or 18th birthday. Now, imagine trying to juggle all of the elements of adolescent life after your doctor tells you you have Sickle Cell Anemia, Type 1 Diabetes, or Asthma.

Before medical school, I frequently collaborated with a business partner in Germany. I often wondered how my German counterparts had a zest and vigor that my U.S. coworkers could not emulate. I do know my European colleagues were offered a very generous vacation package, and they weren’t afraid to use it.