The survey, which was conducted by Merritt Hawkins Associates, a Texas-based physician search and consulting firm, suggests that many older physicians are simply unhappy with the changes that have taken place in medicine over the years.
When Baby Boom doctors entered medicine they had control over how they practiced and the fee they charged. But the rules changed on them in mid-stream and now many are looking for a ticket out. Mark Smith, executive vice president of Merritt Hawkins Associates, said in a statement.
Our study is the only one I am aware of that examines the career plans of physicians in the 50-to-65 age group. This age group represents more than one-third of all physicians in the U. S. if they stop working in the coming years. it will have a significant impact On the overall supply of physicians, Smith told Reuters Health.
The results of the survey, which included l,170 respondents(调查对象), show that 24 percent of older physicians are planning to leave clinical practice altogether in the next l to 3 years. Specifically, 14 percent said they were planning on retiring, 7 percent said they were looking for a medical job in a non-patient care setting, and 3 percent said they were seeking a job in a non-medical field.
For those physicians not leaving clinical practice, many said they would make changes to reduce the number of patients they treat. For instance, 12 percent said they would begin working part-time, 8 percent said they planned to stop taking new patients or markedly reduce their patient load, and 4 percent expressed a desire to work on a temporary basis.
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