Shortage of Family Medicine Physicians Exacerbated by Salaries Less Than Half of Specialist Pay

The predicted shortage of 39,000 family medicine physicians in the U.S. in 2020 may be exacerbated by the average recruiting salary for family practice physicians, which is currently more than $200,000 less a year than the average recruiting salaries for certain specialties, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The average recruiting salary for a family practice physician in 2009 was $175,000, compared with $417,000 for a radiologist, according to Merritt Hawkins’ annual Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives.

The American Academy of Family Physicians 2006 Workforce Report predicts a 39,000-physician shortage by 2020 which, combined with an aging population, is cause for concern.

Read the Chicago Tribune report on family medicine physician compensation.

Shortage of Family Medicine Physicians Exacerbated by Salaries Less Than Half of Specialist Pay

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