Medical Xpress March 12, 2025
A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on new physicians, highlighting significant shifts in their job market perceptions, compensation trends, and practice location choices.
Findings were published on March 11 in Medical Care.
Physician shortages, especially in rural areas, limit access to health care and lead to poor health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened these shortages by causing burnout, early retirements, and increased workforce turnover.
Understanding labor dynamics such as practice preferences, compensation, and incentives is critical for addressing long-term workforce distribution and health care access challenges. While previous research has explored how the pandemic affected existing physicians, the pandemic’s impact on new physicians entering the workforce has been...
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