Should you "just say 'no'"?
Stephen B Hanauer and Julie Solomon
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Like everyone else, doctors today are busy. In many cases they're trying to balance having a private life with treating patients, teaching students, conducting research, managing finances, attending meetings and keeping up with the literature. So when it comes to taking on extra work, such as peer-reviewing an article, or even writing one, many of us would just say 'no'. Is that the right response, though? If charity begins at home, what about education? Do we have a responsibility to contribute to improving the knowledge base of fellow physicians and upcoming students, or can we feel justified in a decision to 'let someone else do it'?
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