RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Success, Regret, and the Struggle for Balance JF The Annals of Family Medicine JO Ann Fam Med FD American Academy of Family Physicians SP 171 OP 172 DO 10.1370/afm.777 VO 6 IS 2 A1 Joseph A. Carrese A1 Michel A. Ibrahim YR 2008 UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/6/2/171.abstract 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.