An aging patient population — and an aging physician workforce — are making the projected shortage of 124,000 providers by 2034 seem more likely. 

Urology is the most depressed physician specialty, according to a study from the American Medical Association.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is the largest health system by number of physicians, which is 25,352.

Fifty-four percent of physicians would take a pay cut for better work-life balance, according to Medscape's "Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2024."

Marriage satisfaction rates are highest among pulmonary medicine physicians, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report."

Here are seven numbers to know on physicians and their marriage and family life, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report:"

When training to be the best physician they can be, residents should aim for what is called system citizenship, according to a Feb 5. article on the American Medical Association website.

Here are five numbers physicians should know on the state of the workforce based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Ninety percent of physicians said they have experienced either clinical or colloquial depression in Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

From provider burnout to physicians leaving their positions, here are nine workforce updates that Becker's reported on in January:

Nearly one-third of academic physicians said they plan to leave their institutions in the short term, according to a study published Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open. 

In October, American Medical Association president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, referred to the physician shortage as an "urgent crisis," leading to strain on physicians, administrative burdens and growing consolidation across the healthcare field.

Nearly one-third of physicians said they have experienced clinical depression, while another 67% said they've faced colloquial depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

Nearly half of physicians said increasing compensation was the No. 1 solution that could address burnout in the healthcare space, according to Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024" released Jan. 26.

Five physician specialties reported higher burnout rates in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report" than last year's report.

Twenty-six percent of physicians are thinking of exploring careers outside of medicine, a recent survey found.

Job burnout is the leading factor fueling depression among physicians, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

Emergency medicine is the most burnt-out physician specialty, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report."

Excessive bureaucratic tasks are the most prominent cause of physician burnout, according to a recent survey by Medscape.

Sixty-three percent of physicians said they experienced colloquial depression while another 27% reported clinical depression in Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report," published Jan. 24.