PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hearst, Norman
TI  - The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather
AID  - 10.1370/afm.2999
DP  - 2023 Jul 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 374--375
VI  - 21
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/4/374.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/4/374.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2023 Jul 01; 21
AB  - My grandfather was a prominent Jewish physician in Nazi Germany who escaped the Holocaust with his family but nevertheless came to a tragic end. As I, an American family physician, learned more about him, I was surprised by how much I identified with him. I was struck by how his success in his career had not been matched in other areas of his life, leaving him little to fall back on when his professional status was taken away. My grandfather’s story has given me insights about him, my family, and myself and has taught me important lessons about the balance between professional and personal life.