Time management in the medical field
In the medical world, time management is key. Consultant medical microbiologists (CMMs) need to manage their time by focussing on the highest priority tasks first (Riordan, Cartwright, Cunningham, Logan, & Wright, 2007).
Reference
Riordan, T., Cartwright, K., Cunningham, R., Logan, M., & Wright, P. (2007). A survey of time management and particular tasks undertaken by consultant microbiologists in the UK. J Clin Pathology.
Heidi, Yes, in and outside of the medical community, highest priority tasks need to be tackled first. I can see how in medicine this is critically important. A similar field is actually culinary, as tasks have to be completed in very specific orders. Failure to do so can lead to undesired outcomes!
Dr. Melissa Read