Johnston C
CMAJ. 1996 Jul 1;155(1):109-11.
A recent conference on physician health cosponsored by the CMA and American Medical Association provided some sobering news. One physician reported on the suicides of physicians practising in the US. Another reported that inroads being made by managed health care is affecting physician morale. "Physicians' lifetime calling of caring for the sick is being called into question," said Dr. Patricia Tighe. "They have become like factory workers who can't take pride in their work and are denied a sense of belonging. They are part of a corporate enterprise, to be dispensed with when they are not profitable, and subjected to penalties if their work doesn't measure up".
加拿大医学协会（CMA）和美国医学协会共同主办的一场近期的医生健康会议带来了一些令人警醒的消息。一位医生汇报了美国执业医生的自杀情况。另一位则报告称，管理式医疗保健的侵入正在影响医生的士气。帕特里夏·蒂格博士表示：“医生毕生照顾病人的使命正受到质疑。他们变得就像工厂工人一样，无法对自己的工作感到自豪，也没有归属感。他们是企业的一部分，在不盈利时就会被抛弃，如果工作表现不佳还会受到惩罚。”
