Changing MD Demographics
A major demographic shift is underway in medicine as female physicians become more numerous, and this trend will influence how medical groups recruit and retain physicians throughout their career cycles, according to the 2006 Retention Survey from the American Medical Group Association and Cejka Search, an executive search organization. In 2006, female physicians accounted for 35% of physicians in the medical groups responding to the survey, compared with 28% in the previous survey. Factors such as “poor cultural fit” and family issues are the driving forces in physician turnover. Part-time and flexible work options also are growing in importance, the survey found.