In this week’s blog, I’d love to discuss the grass-is-greener fallacy. I don’t pretend to know all the answers, but hope to spark some healthy reflection for you, especially if you find yourself in that boat.

First, I want to validate that if you are practicing clinical family medicine or academic family medicine, no matter what form it takes – you have a challenging job. The challenges are deep and broad. Most of us are partially or fully employed as opposed to...