An Addicted Physician: A short-short story

(Before It's News)

A survey reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that 17% of physicians knew a doctor who was practicing while impaired or incompetent. 

How could that be? After all, selection for and training for physicians is among the most rigorous. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer a short-short story on how it can happen. It is a composite of experiences I’ve had with my career coaching clients.

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