German medical hierarchy: the ladder to quality of life?

German medical hierarchy: the ladder to quality of life?

Young German physicians often complain that the many steps of the ladder of success and the resulting working atmosphere reminds them of rigid monarchic systems.1 In most German clinics, there are, from bottom to top, six positions a doctor can occupy: (1) Assistenzarzt in Weiterbildung (resident),...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2006-09, Vol.368 (9540), p.985-986
Hauptverfasser: Jurkat, HB, Raskin, K, Cramer, M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Career Mobility
Germany
Hospitals
Humans
Personnel Management
Physicians
Quality of Life
Working conditions
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Zusammenfassung:Young German physicians often complain that the many steps of the ladder of success and the resulting working atmosphere reminds them of rigid monarchic systems.1 In most German clinics, there are, from bottom to top, six positions a doctor can occupy: (1) Assistenzarzt in Weiterbildung (resident), (2) Assistenzarzt or Facharzt (attending physician), (3) Funktionsarzt (attend ing physician), (4) Oberarzt (attending physician), (5) Leitender Oberarzt (consultant), and (6) Cheforzt (head of department).
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69404-X