• Annals of family medicine · Jul 2023

    The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather.

    • Norman Hearst.
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California norman.hearst@ucsf.edu.
    • Ann Fam Med. 2023 Jul 1; 21 (4): 374375374-375.

    AbstractMy grandfather was a prominent Jewish physician in Nazi Germany who escaped the Holocaust with his family but nevertheless came to a tragic end. As I, an American family physician, learned more about him, I was surprised by how much I identified with him. I was struck by how his success in his career had not been matched in other areas of his life, leaving him little to fall back on when his professional status was taken away. My grandfather's story has given me insights about him, my family, and myself and has taught me important lessons about the balance between professional and personal life.© 2023 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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