Between getting the squeeze from insurance companies, private equity buyouts of practices, and (oh yeah) a raging global pandemic, there has been a lot of pressure placed on physicians and medical staff across the world.
If you’re nodding your head in agreement, perhaps you’ve noticed firsthand that some of your colleagues at work are making changes to their medical careers. Some might simply be switching health care organizations.
The Covid pandemic has clearly caused unprecedented challenges for the medical community. The sheer crush of morbidity and mortality over the past two years is like nothing the medical community has ever seen.
Data from late 2021 shows that it is in fact true that more doctors are retiring from medicine. In fact, 25% of physicians are thinking about early retirement. This shows that it’s not just a feeling. More doctors are in fact quitting medicine, and many more are considering it.