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Survey: Many Older Physicians Plan to Opt Out of Patient Care
Date:10/15/2007

States are 50 years old or older," Smith observes. "An exodus of older doctors from medicine would be a disaster for patient care in this country."

Younger doctors not as hard working?

The survey further indicates that many older physicians are underwhelmed by the work ethic of today's younger physicians. Sixty-eight percent of older physicians surveyed indicated that physicians coming out of training today are less dedicated and hard working than physicians who came out of training 20 to 30 years ago.

"Whether valid or not, many older physicians see themselves as more wedded to medicine than are younger doctors," Smith notes.

The survey suggests that disillusionment among experienced physicians runs deep. Forty-four percent of physicians surveyed indicated that they would not choose medicine as a career if they were starting out today. The majority (57 percent) indicated that they would not recommend medicine as a career to their children or to young people.

Over 1,170 physicians between the ages of 50 and 65 participated in the survey. Results of the survey are available on Merritt Hawkins & Associates' web site at http://www.merritthawkins.com.

About Merritt Hawkins & Associates

Merritt Hawkins & Associates specializes in the permanent placement of physicians and advanced allied health care professionals. It is the largest provider of physician recruiting services in the United States and is a division of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest health care staffing firm in the United States.


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