<span itemprop="author">Laurel Kilpatrick, MD

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The business of medicine creates a culture where doctors aren’t allowed to rest

When I was in the fourth grade, I left school early one day unbeknownst to anyone. I misread my watch when the teacher was switching subjects, and she stepped out of the room for a minute. I thought it was 12:05 — time for lunch. I gathered my ba…