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Physicians report low morale, consider leaving medicine
Physician Practice Advisor, November 1, 2006
- Nearly 60% of participants have considered leaving the practice of medicine because they're discouraged over the state of U.S. healthcare today
- Almost 70% said they knew of at least one doctor who stopped practicing medicine due to low morale
- The top five factors contributing to low morale identified by the survey respondents were low reimbursement, loss of autonomy, bureaucratic red tape, patient overload, and loss of respect
- The top five consequences of low morale identified by respondents were fatigue (77%), emotional burnout (66%), marital/family discord (32%), depression (32%), and suicidal thoughts (4%)
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