Kolleen Dougherty

Nov 1, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Kolleen Dougherty |Leonard Wang |Sarah Murad |G. Richard Olds

My work was draining. The joy was no longer there. Sure, I loved caring for patients, but the schedules, the call, and missing my children’s life events were all catching up to me. It all was too much. After two decades at a Level 1 hospital, I was the epitome of a “burned-out” physician. My mind would harken back to the Clash’s famous song from the 1980s—”Should I stay or go now?”I wanted a change. But it took me five years to make it.