Fierce Healthcare October 18, 2023
More than 145,200 clinicians exited the healthcare workforce in 2021 and 2022 with physicians—in particular internal medicine and family practice doctors—at the head of the line, according to a newly updated industry report from Definitive Healthcare.
The past two calendar years saw about 71,300 physicians leave the profession, or nearly 7% of the country’s total active physician workforce. They cited a range of reasons for their departure such as concerns of COVID-19 infection, “untenable” hours, emotional toll and stress, per the report from the healthcare data intelligence company.
Within specific specialties, about 8,700 internal medicine and 7,800 family practice doctors opted to leave the field, followed most closely by nearly 6,000 clinical psychology and 5,100 psychiatry specialists. Providers in these...
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