| Physician Jobs : Physician Employment | | | | impact on older physicians decisions. Many doctors are |
| The United States is in the midst of a physician | | | | postponing retirement because of the economy's |
| shortage that is expected to intensify as baby | | | | impact on their retirement savings. But even a three- |
| boomers age and the need for health care grows. | | | | to five-year delay won't address the impending loss of |
| It is estimated that as many as one-third of today's | | | | experienced physicians. This postponement has |
| practicing physicians will retire by 2020. There are | | | | resulted in fewer jobs being offered and graduating |
| about 650,000 practicing physicians of all specialties | | | | residents not finding as many opportunities as before. |
| and more than half of them are primary care | | | | Residents rather than committing themselves to less |
| physicians. | | | | desirable jobs, are opting for locum tenen jobs for now. |
| American Academy of Family Physicians suggests | | | | So for the short term it appears there are fewer jobs |
| there will be a shortage of 40,000 primary care | | | | available. Long term the aging population and increased |
| doctors (family practice jobs, internal medicine jobs, | | | | numbers of the general population having health |
| pediatric jobs and OB/GYN) by 2020. Added to this | | | | insurance should push demand for services and |
| shortage is the fact that the number of medical | | | | therefore cost higher. |
| students choosing primary care as a profession has | | | | Health Insurance Reform |
| already dropped by 51.8% since 1997, and that | | | | Another uncertainty is the outcome of national health |
| currently only 2% of medical school graduates choose | | | | reform. Many physician practices are holding off |
| primary care as a career. The drop in interest in | | | | making any decisions until they have a better idea of |
| primary care is likely a response to the significantly | | | | how the health reform will impact reimbursements. |
| higher salaries that sub specialists like Radiologists and | | | | We provide physicians with as many opportunities as |
| Cardiologists are receiving. | | | | possible and hospitals the mostcost effective way to |
| Economy | | | | promote their opportunity. |
| The recent stock market collapse has had a major | | | | |