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Comfort and family drive docs' choices

Healthcare Strategist Trend Watch, March 8, 2007

Physicians need to find the "right fit" when deciding where to practice medicine, says a survey released this week by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and physician search organization Cejka Research. "Poor cultural fit" was the most frequently mentioned reason (51%) for doctors to leave their employment at a practice in 2006, followed by "relocated to find a better community fit," at 20%.

The 2006 Retention Survey received input from 92 AMGA respondents whose practices collectively employ 17,000 physicians. The survey is taken annually, and tracks the demographics of physicians as well as recruiting trends.

Some physicians changed their place of employment for family reasons, the survey says. Forty-two percent relocated to be closer to their own families or that of their spouse's, and 22% moved because a spouse's job required them to relocate. Other reasons for switching jobs included higher compensation (32%), with a better work schedule and less call duty both coming in at 17%.

The complete survey can be found at Cejka's Web site.

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