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|Slideshows|May 14, 2020
The top 9 challenges facing primary care physicians
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
Physicians told us what the major challenges they deal with in their practices, as part of our exclusive 91st Physician Report.
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In our 91st annual Physician Report, primary care physicians told us the most challenging issues they are dealing with in their careers. In addition, they told us how they feel about medicine as a career, and whether they would encourage their children to pursue the field.Check out the slideshow for an exclusive look at these challenges, and stay tuned for other exclusive data from this year’s Physician Report.
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