One-Third Of Physicians Plan To Quit Within 10 Years

One-third of 2,218 physicians surveyed by a health care staffing company said they planned to leave the practice of medicine by 2022; about 16% (nearly 200 physicians) said they planned to leave in 2012. About 97 of those nearly 200 physicians planning to leave medicine in a year were under age 55. An unrelated recent survey of 7,288 physicians may provide insight on the exodus of younger physicians—46% of the respondents reported symptoms of burnout and dissatisfaction with their work-life balance. Jackson Healthcare, a staffing company, conducted an online survey of 2,218 physicians across . . .