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Hospitalist Leadership Connection, July 13, 2010
A recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association [McCracken C., Intellectualization of drug abuse. JAMA 303(19) p1894-5 (May 19,2010)] contained an op-ed piece by a former addiction researcher who thought he could dabble with controlled substances but ended up losing his career, the love of his life, and his freedom.
It reminded me of an experience I had several years ago when I was trying to rebuild a failed hospitalist program in upstate New York. Recruiting physicians to the rural location was extremely difficult. A physician that was referred by a recruiter looked like a reasonable candidate, except that he was under psychiatric care for an anxiety disorder. . .Read more of this post by Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, FHM, on www.MedicalStaffLeader.com.
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