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WHEN YOU DO AS MANY HAND SURGERIES AS WE DO, YOU OFFER THE NEWEST, MOST ADVANCED WAYS TO TREAT THEM. With the largest orthopedic and sports medicine physician practice in Suffolk County, St. Charles has been recognized as one of the best in the region for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. Not just once but several times. No surprise. After all, we deliver the region's most progressive treatments, including minimally invasive hand surgery as well as arthroscopic surgery for elbow and wrist disorders. You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of hospitals that do more minimally invasive hand and elbow surgeries than we do. Our goal? To get you back to your normal life as quickly as possible. And many of the patients who've experienced our expert hand care, give it a resounding thumbs up. IF YOU HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, OSTEOARTHRITIS OR TENDINITIS WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. To learn more call (631) 689-6698 or visit stcharlesorthopedics.com PHYSICIANS, DO YOU WANT THAT JUSTŸRIGHT HARMONY AMONG WORK, FAMILY AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES? DO YOU CR AVE THE SERENIT Y THAT COMES WITH E XPENDING THE OPTIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND ENERGY ON ALL ARE A S OF LIFE? WELL ... GOOD LUCK. For starters, no one seems to have a clear defi nition of "work time," Shannon Aymes, MD, writes in Medical News Today. "Typical physician duties include patient contact, administra- tive duties, charting, teaching, meetings and community outreach activities," Dr. Aymes notes. "And with the addition of mobile technology, work time can easily creep into life time." While medicine is not the only fi eld with a nebulous distinction between work and everything else, it is di¬ cult to imagine many professions in which the distinction is foggier. With the majority of U.S. physicians working well over 40 hours per week, Dr. Aymes adds, "how easy is it to fi t in this elusive 'time outside of medicine'?" Perhaps not very, but younger providers in particular seem determined to give it a shot. A 2017 AMA survey of 200 physicians age 35 or younger found more than nine in 10 consider balancing work, personal and family responsibilities vital. One respondent's lament: "Many older physicians sacrifi ced having a life to be good doctors." Alas, youth may not be served: Far fewer of the millennial physicians surveyed said they had achieved balance than said it was essential. ■ Barriers to Personal- Professional Balance BY STEVE BARRETT M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 018 1 5