RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 374
OP 375
DO 10.1370/afm.2999
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Hearst, Norman
YR 2023
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/4/374.abstract
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.