PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Joseph A. Carrese AU - Michel A. Ibrahim TI - Success, Regret, and the Struggle for Balance AID - 10.1370/afm.777 DP - 2008 Mar 01 TA - The Annals of Family Medicine PG - 171--172 VI - 6 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/6/2/171.short 4100 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/6/2/171.full SO - Ann Fam Med2008 Mar 01; 6 AB - The genesis of this article was a conversation between the authors: M.I., a senior faculty member, and J.C., his primary care doctor and a midcareer faculty member. It addresses the challenges facing physicians today as they struggle to strike the proper balance between career and personal life; it also addresses the potential toll to oneself and loved ones when career success is placed above all other concerns.