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Physicians cite civic issues important to them

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, February 14, 2007

A study of 1,662 physicians published in the November 22, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that roughly 90% of respondents consider participation in public roles (e.g., in the community, in politics, or in "collective advocacy") to be an important aspect of healthcare.

Further, according to the study, approximately two-thirds of respondents stated that they have participated in a "public role" in the past three years. Among the civic issues that respondents cited as very important were nutrition, immunization, substance abuse, and road safety issues.

The survey was conducted by mail between November 2003 and June 2004, and targeted U.S. physicians who were engaged in direct patient in select primary care specialties (e.g., family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics), as well as three non-primary-care specialties (anesthesiology, general surgery, cardiology).

To access the study's abstract, click here.

 

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