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I have changed locations after 16 yrs in one internal medicine practice. I wasn’t burned out and my partners there were great. My wife and I were looking for a change. This was a change in weather (moving from Michigan to North Carolina), scenery and an increase in teaching opportunities. I am happy with my move and the one thing that I didn’t count on, that caught me by surprise with this move, was a wonderful break. Going from a full practice to starting over with new patients (not inheriting a retiring physician practice) and a slow ramp up it was like a sabbatical. The 2 yrs of a slow ramp up starting out by seeing 6 patients a day was a welcome relief to contemplate medicine and enjoy medicine for what it is. It was nice not to have 50 new pieces of home health papers, pharmacy notices, PT orders, etc… to sign every day. It was at times boring compared to the old high speed locomotive-life rushing through the multiple patients in my panel and getting out of work late. But I don’t regret the reenergization of starting fresh and exploring a new area of the country. I highly recommend a change if a provider is feeling burned out. I do not recommend going to a clinic where you will be assuming a panel of patients from a retiring physician. I would recommend that you start fresh with new patients to that office and make sure that the practice has a generous ramp up period. Jun. 10, 2022, at 7:40 am Reply