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Primary care doctors in demand

Quick View. Sept. 10, 2007.

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Specialty by rank Average base salary offered Increase over previous year
1. Family medicine $161,000 11%
2. Internal medicine $174,000 7%
3. Hospitalist $180,000 3%
4. Radiology $380,000 8%
5. Orthopedic surgery $413,000 12%
6 Cardiology $391,000 14%
7. Obstetrics and gynecology $247,000 6%
8. General surgery $301,000 11%
9. Emergency medicine $239,000 14%
10. Psychiatry $186,000 7%

For the second year, primary care physicians have topped employers' want lists.

Demand for most physician specialties remains strong, but with fewer medical graduates selecting primary care, employers find these positions challenging to fill. A review of 3,016 health care job searches conducted by physician recruiter Merritt, Hawkins & Associates between April 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007, identified the top 10 in-demand specialties.


Source: Merritt, Hawkins & Associates

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