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Kimberly Vanderveen, MD; Richard J. Bold, MD

Arch Surg. 2008;143(3):224-226.

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The 2007 graduating students from the medical school at the University of California, Davis looked nothing like those who sat along my side during my own graduation nearly 20 years ago. They are older, are more frequently married (and even have children), are more ethnically diverse, and have done other things with their lives prior to medical school.¹ As I listened to the speaker offer words of wisdom about the profession of medicine, I wondered how I would relate to these young physicians, who would shortly become my colleagues and peers.

For the first time ever, there are 4 distinct generations of workers in the workforce, providing ample opportunity for conflict. The business community has been well aware of this for some time^2-3; however, physicians in general, and surgeons in particular, are just starting to recognize the effect of generational differences in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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