{"title":"Time management in a medical career","authors":"M. Borrelli, R. Farwana, B. Gundogan, R. Agha","doi":"10.4103/ijssr.ijssr_14_17","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Time management is an essential skill in doctors. Work in the medical profession can be high stress, with multiple conflicting demands, and often involves unsocial hours. Time management is necessary to enhance patient care, management of teams, and delivery of health services. Balancing work and home life is also important for mental health and stress management. This article discusses some considerations and techniques to help individuals manage their time.","PeriodicalId":331041,"journal":{"name":"IJS Short Reports","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IJS Short Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijssr.ijssr_14_17","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Time management is an essential skill in doctors. Work in the medical profession can be high stress, with multiple conflicting demands, and often involves unsocial hours. Time management is necessary to enhance patient care, management of teams, and delivery of health services. Balancing work and home life is also important for mental health and stress management. This article discusses some considerations and techniques to help individuals manage their time.