Part-time doctors
Quick View. May 5, 2008.
| Reasons |
Men |
Women |
| Academic research or teaching |
2% |
Less than 1% |
| Administrative or leadership duties |
20% |
5% |
| Family responsibilities (including pregnancy) |
11% |
69% |
| Health (excluding pregnancy) |
6% |
1% |
| Preparing for retirement |
30% |
3% |
| Unrelated professional or personal pursuits |
31% |
22% |
The percentage of physicians working part time is on the rise.
The proportion of doctors engaged in part-time work increased to 19% in 2007 from 13% in 2005, according to a March survey of members of the American Medical Group Assn. Forty-three groups, representing 13,705 physicians, responded with reasons doctors gave for working abbreviated schedules.
Sources: AMGA, Cejka Search
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