Further Reading
A checklist for making good choices in trying—or tranquil—times. Clever L, West J Med. 2001 Jan:174(1):41-3.
Student JAMA. Physician Burnout. Chopra SS, Sotile WM, Sotile MO. JAMA. 2004 Feb 4;291(5):633.
Mid-Career Burnout in Generalist and Specialist Physicians. Spickard A Jr, Gabbe SG, Christensen JF. JAMA 2002;288:1447-1450
Practitioner Well-being. Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice. Suchman, AL, Ramamurthy, G. Third Edition (2008), pp: 44-48.
UCSF Resources
UCSF Work-life Resources for Faculty for Academic Policies
UCSF Work-life Resources for Faculty for Family and Sick Leave includes links to resources related to family, women's, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues
UCSF Academic Affairs Faculty Mentoring Program
University Life—organization, structure and work life of faculty at UCSF
Bay Area Living—General Resources, Schools, Lifestyle, and Government and Transportation
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW)—resources Including Parenting, Elder Care, and Life Resources
UCSF Faculty Housing Assistance Programs—UC offers housing assistance programs available to UCSF faculty
School of Medicine Travel Award Program—It supports faculty development by providing one award of up to $2,000 to finance child, elder, or other dependent care expenses while faculty travel to conferences.
Tips for Work-Life Balance as an Ob-Gyn at UCSF (PDF 32KB)
External Resources
Information for Parents—Golden Gate Mothers Group, including various seminars ranging from childcare, family support, education, and play dates
Sittercity—find babysitters and nannies, free membership for UC employees
The savvy source provides Preschool ratings for the country and has resources on children activities, books, camps, classes for kidsThe Jewish Community Center provides variety of activities for everyone in the family including sports, music, dance, art classes for adults and children
Balancing Family & Academic Work—American Association of University Professors
Balancing Work and Life—The Chronicle Forums
MomMD: Connecting women in medicine—Balancing Career and Family