WASHINGTON -- Most physicians have a pessimistic outlook on the future of medicine, citing eroding autonomy and falling income, a survey of more than 600 doctors found.Six in 10 physicians (62%) said it is likely many of their colleagues will retire earlier than planned in the next 1 to 3 years, a survey from Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found. That perception is uniform across age, gender, and specialty, it said.
Another 55% of surveyed doctors believe others will scale back hours because of the way medicine is changing, but the survey didn't elaborate greatly on how it was changing. Three-quarters think the best and brightest may not consider a career in medicine, although that is an increase from the 2011 survey result of 69%.
| Forgive me but the survey is a crock. The docs surveyed didn't say what THEY were going to do, but what they thought OTHER docs were going to do. How the hell would they know? I've been a doc for 32 years and I can't claim that I know what all my colleagues in our academic practice are going to do. I sure can't claim I know what's going on out in private practice land. So 3/4 of the docs think the 'best and brightest' MIGHT not consider a career in medicine? News to me -- we keep getting the best and brightest to apply every year, if GPAs and MCAT scores are anything on which to rely. In the computer biz they call an article like this 'click bait'. |