As chief medical officer I make decisions that shape care for the whole hospital system. But I sit in a conference room now, not at a bedside, and I haven't held a patient's hand or explained a diagnosis in years. I left medicine to lead it, and some nights I miss the actual reason I became a doctor.
More people experience this than they realize.
Leading care for a whole system has taken you far from the patients you became a doctor for.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.