Why women doctors leave in their forties and what keeps them

Women physicians are walking away from practice in their forties, and not because they stopped loving the work. Dawn Sears is a gastroenterologist of 25 years and the founder of GutGirlMD Consulting, where she coaches physicians and runs Women in Medicine groups. This episode is based on her article "10 ways to keep women physicians from leaving," published on KevinMD. You will hear why the job asks women to carry patient care, child rearing, and elder care at the same time, how the patient portal routes them 25 percent more messages than male physicians in the same practice, and what has genuinely improved over the last decade. Dawn walks through fixes she has watched work, from half call and half weekends for the first six months after a baby to a handful of extra days off for screenings and staff support to triage the inbox. She also shows you how to ask, using a hostage negotiator's playbook and the reframe that brings a skeptical colleague back to the table. Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast