Physician Workforce

Here are ten numbers to know from reports Becker's has covered since March 20:

The following are the 10 lowest-paid physician specialities in the U.S., according to data from the "2023 Doximity Physician Compensation Report." The online network service determined the pay growth by analyzing tens of thousands of job postings across its network…

Here are the top 10 highest-paid physician specialities in the United States, according to the 2023 Doximity Physician Compensation Report:

Thirty percent of physicians are likely to pursue side gigs to offset economic pressures such as inflation and Medicare payment cuts, according to Doximity's "2023 Physician Compensation Report." 

Seventy-one percent of physicians have taken or would consider taking pay cuts for more autonomy or work-life balance, according to Doximity's "2023 Physician Compensation Report." 

The number of physicians taking short-term locum tenens assignments has increased by 88 percent since 2015, according to the CHG Healthcare 2023 "State of Locum Tenens Report."

WalletHub recently released a list of the best and worst states to practice medicine, ranking them with an average of two criteria: medical environment and opportunity and competition.

A proposed budget from Florida's state Senate would allocate an additional $50 million between two graduate medical education programs to help with a physician shortage, Florida Politics reported March 21. 

The 2023 Main Residency Match broke a record for offering the largest number of total positions — 40,375 certified spots, according to a March 17 blog post by the American Medical Association. 

Primary care providers are already in short supply, and the problem is only expected to get worse with a large portion of current physicians reaching retirement age and the demand for primary care continuing to grow.