Dr. Sandeep Jauhar on why doctors are losing faith in medical system

American belief in the honesty and ethics of physicians has steadily climbed since 1994, yet a new book argues that doctors are losing their faith in the profession.

Dr. Sandeep Jauhar author of "Doctored: the Disillusionment of an American Physician," wrote about it in the Wall Street Journal:

Today medicine is just another profession, and doctors have become like everybody else: insecure, discontented and anxious about the future. In surveys, a majority of doctors express diminished enthusiasm for medicine and say they would discourage a friend or family member from entering the profession. In a 2008 survey of 12,000 physicians, only 6% described their morale as positive. Eighty-four percent said that their incomes were constant or decreasing. Most said they didn't have enough time to spend with patients because of paperwork, and nearly half said they planned to reduce the number of patients they would see in the next three years or stop practicing altogether.

American doctors are suffering from a collective malaise. We strove, made sacrifices--and for what? For many of us, the job has become only that--a job.

Jauhar joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his new book.