As you move from residency and training to practice, the demands of your profession will undoubtedly take center stage. That’s why it’s important to continue to ask yourself, how do I achieve a work-life balance that’s right for me? How can I lead both a successful professional and personal life? At this year’s YO Program, several Academy leaders sat down to give first-hand accounts of how they themselves are able to juggle all of the responsibilities that come with being an ophthalmologist.
In the video below, William C. Lloyd III, MD, discusses the importance of setting and meeting reasonable expectations.
Your career is a marathon and not a sprint, says Susan H. Day, MD, in the video below. She also encourages YOs to look in the mirror and follow their passions.
If work-life balance is the goal, how can you make choices to achieve that goal while remaining true to yourself? That’s the topic of the panel discussion below with Michael Brennan, MD, Tamara R. Fountain, MD, and Jeff S. Maltzman, MD.