Chief Healthcare Executive July 10, 2024
Many are seeking work at larger health systems, and more are looking at temporary posts. But they are also putting a higher priority on work-life balance.
Younger doctors have different priorities and goals than early-career doctors did in the past.
Luke Woodyard, president at Weatherby Healthcare, says doctors beginning their careers are using a different calculus when deciding where they want to work. Yes, compensation matters, since young doctors are typically carrying a lot of debt after finishing medical school.
But Woodyard says young doctors are looking at other factors.
“Culture, work-life balance, taking control of your schedule, those things are a bigger priority now for providers that are coming out of residency, fellowship, than they were 10 years ago,”...