As of 2023, an all time low of only four in ten of surveyed physicians would recommend a medicine career to young people. Over the years provided in the graph, the share of surveyed physicians that would recommend medicine as a career to younger generations decreased overall.
Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023
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COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021
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- U.S. physicians' descriptions of their current practices 2012-2022
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 14, 2023). Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/
The Physicians Foundation. "Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/
The Physicians Foundation. (2023). Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/
The Physicians Foundation. "Share of Physicians in The U.S. That Would Recommend Medicine as a Career to Young People from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/
The Physicians Foundation, Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of physicians in the U.S. that would recommend medicine as a career to young people from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270234/us-physicians-recommend-medicine-career/