What Do Younger Doctors Want from Their Careers?
Source: Medical Economics
Because practicing medicine in 2022 looks very different than practicing medicine 40 or even 20 years ago, younger doctors are setting different priorities for their careers than their older peers. Millennial physicians are graduating with significantly higher debt — making financial security a priority — and trying to stave off burnout in a health care landscape dominated by payer red tape.
Millennials are also the largest generation in the workforce. According to Glenna Hecht, a human resources consultant and president and founder of Humanistic Consulting, “Seventy-five percent of the workforce will be (Generation) Y and millennials by 2025.”
This generation, and younger Gen X doctors, are placing a greater emphasis on time off and the ever-elusive work-life balance while prioritizing independence over working for hospitals when possible.