Back to work MD - Experiences of internal medicine physicians returning to work after parental leave

Background: Parenthood in medicine is an experience fraught with challenges that begin in the pre-conception phase and persist as physician-parents navigate their dual role. Methods: This study aims to understand the experiences of physician-parents (both childbearing and non-childbearing) returning to work after parental leave. Physicians, including residents, affiliated with the University of Toronto Department of Medicine internal medicine division who had a child within the last ten years were invited to participate in a self-administered electronic survey from June2022 to 30June 2023. Dat

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