Change can threaten our sense of stability and, when the change is unexpected, it can throw us into chaos. Those who thrive on change are the smart planners. They depend on change for movement. They've learned to weather unfavorable situations in their search for something better. Change facilitates the pursuit of new opportunities as long as real threats are identified and properly managed.
Physicians are well prepared to cope with change.
We have dealt with it in one form or another throughout our lives. We are more financially secure than most of our neighbors. We provide a unique type of service that our society values highly. We are the beneficiaries of a long and proud tradition of professionalism which recognizes that the privilege of being a physician carries a responsibility to act in ways that improve the health of the American people. That having been said, we still must work hard to manage change effectively.