The new trend in physician employment seems to be choosing Emergency Medicine instead of a primary care specialty. There are a number of variables that have lead to this increase as noted below by some of the top physician recruitment firms in the country.
With quality of life being one of the biggest factors when looking for employment, many physicians feel that emergency medicine jobs provide the best of both worlds. Residents feel that the emergency medicine speicalty offers the luxury of having a professional life as well as time for a personal life. Having a set schedule as opposed to being on call has proved to be an attractive feature for residents.
Family practice and internal medicine physicians can often times be pulled away from their families to work day or night. According to a 2008 report from the Department of Health and Human Services ER doctors work fewer hours than any other specialty in medicine.
The shift in physician employment could be attributed to the growing number of women physicians going into practice. Some females residents start their families during residency or have young children which increases the need for a practical work/life balance with a set schedule.
Many physicians are also intrigued by the fast pace and complex mysteries presented to them in Emergency Medicine. The excitement of bringing a fast solution to their patients is a more appealing alternative to their primary care counterparts faced with the long term care of diabetes and chronic illnesses.
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of physicians who are accepting hospital placements as opposed to private practice. Recruiting firms have confirmed this number has risen from 14% to 51% in eight years. Physician recruiters have said that many independently owned practices are being forced to closed due to the number of young doctors accepting physician jobs in hospitals.
Today our society is fast paced, and younger physicians find private practice to be less appealing. Wanting to avoid the costs and stress involved in going into private practice, they feel that choosing emergency medicine is a seamless transition. Many primary care physicians are leaving their practices for a life in the ER, leaving behind the stress of administration, rising malpractice costs, physician recruitment and reimbursement hassles.
In today's uncertain economy, hospital-based employment offers stability to young physicians that are entering the job market under mounds of student loans and education debt. Emergency medicine offers financial stability and quality of life.
With quality of life being one of the biggest factors when looking for employment, many physicians feel that emergency medicine jobs provide the best of both worlds. Residents feel that the emergency medicine speicalty offers the luxury of having a professional life as well as time for a personal life. Having a set schedule as opposed to being on call has proved to be an attractive feature for residents.
Family practice and internal medicine physicians can often times be pulled away from their families to work day or night. According to a 2008 report from the Department of Health and Human Services ER doctors work fewer hours than any other specialty in medicine.
The shift in physician employment could be attributed to the growing number of women physicians going into practice. Some females residents start their families during residency or have young children which increases the need for a practical work/life balance with a set schedule.
Many physicians are also intrigued by the fast pace and complex mysteries presented to them in Emergency Medicine. The excitement of bringing a fast solution to their patients is a more appealing alternative to their primary care counterparts faced with the long term care of diabetes and chronic illnesses.
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of physicians who are accepting hospital placements as opposed to private practice. Recruiting firms have confirmed this number has risen from 14% to 51% in eight years. Physician recruiters have said that many independently owned practices are being forced to closed due to the number of young doctors accepting physician jobs in hospitals.
Today our society is fast paced, and younger physicians find private practice to be less appealing. Wanting to avoid the costs and stress involved in going into private practice, they feel that choosing emergency medicine is a seamless transition. Many primary care physicians are leaving their practices for a life in the ER, leaving behind the stress of administration, rising malpractice costs, physician recruitment and reimbursement hassles.
In today's uncertain economy, hospital-based employment offers stability to young physicians that are entering the job market under mounds of student loans and education debt. Emergency medicine offers financial stability and quality of life.
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