Invited Commentary

Commentary on "Physicians Caring for Physicians: The Perspective of the Primary Care Physician"

Authors: Ajoy Kumar, MD

Abstract

Everyone at some point in his or her life needs health care, and physicians are no exception. When physicians do seek care, little is known about how they view their health care, their perceptions of the benefits and challenges of such care, and what strategies were used to provide health care to them in a longitudinal manner. In this issue of the Southern Medical Journal, Teng and colleagues report on an observational mixed-methods focus group and quantitative survey-based study that seek to identify and explore physicians’ perceptions, challenges and benefits, and strategies toward providing other physicians with health care in a longitudinal setting.1

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