2022 Physician Report: Most physicians would not recommend a medical career to their child

In a medical world consisting of burnout, long hours and many challenges, it’s not surprising that some physicians have regrets about their chosen career path.

What is surprising is that most physicians, according to results of the 2022 Physician Report survey, would not recommend their child follow them into a medical career.

Check out the slideshow above for data on medical lifestyle.

More data available

The full results can be viewed here (free registration required to access the data). It covers the most recent physician data on:

• Practice finances
• Physician salaries
• Top issues facing physicians
• Practice ownership
• COVID-19 impact
• Student debt
• Physician productivity
• Medical lifestyle
• Malpractice insurance costs
• Most popular sources of secondary income for physicians
• Most popular ancillary services provided by physician practices
• About the survey respondents

About the survey

Medical Economics® is proud to present the 2022 Physician Report, the 93rd year of this survey of doctors. Our in-depth survey presents exclusive data collected from our physician audience on salaries, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and much more. The survey was conducted by HRA®, a full-service health care market research agency and a brand of MJH Life Sciences®. Data were collected from physicians who responded to email invitations during the first quarter of 2022.