Forbes August 5, 2024
Bruce Japsen

There’s an unprecedented demand for the medical specialty obstetrics and gynecology as physicians and doctors-in-training avoid practicing in states with abortion bans and limits on reproductive rights.

A new report from AMN Healthcare, the nation’s largest healthcare staffing company, shows demand for OB-GYNs is on the rise, with the medical specialty the second-most requested search conducted by the firm in the last year. Searches for OB-GYNs trailed only family practice physicians, which are perennially the most in-demand doctor, AMN’s data shows.

The demand by hospitals, clinics and other healthcare entities for OB-GYNs ranked the highest “it has ever ranked” since AMN Healthcare started doing its annual review of physician and advanced practitioner recruiting incentives more than 30 years ago. This...

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