Physician Satisfaction-and Dissatisfaction-the Focus of KQED's Forum

KQED's Forum reports that according to a recent survey measuring career satisfaction levels, America's primary-care physicians have been showing more discontent in recent years. The survey also looked at the concerns of primary-care doctors and their place in the medical hierarchy, as well as the diminishing number of students entering the field. Kevin Grumbach, MD, professor and chair of family and community medicine at UCSF, joins Forum host Michael Krasny and other panelists to examine the issues behind these "physician blues" and the characteristics of managed care and primary care, and the differences between specialty and non-specialty medical careers in the US. Related Links: Physician Satisfaction Forum, KQED-FM (NPR), September 13, 2007 Three Clinician-Educators to Lead Medical School's Program for Urban Underserved UCSF Today, September 4, 2007