Merritt Hawkins, a SDAHO Enterprises Endorsed Business Partner, has released its annual examination of the starting salaries and other incentives used to recruit physicians nationwide. Now in its 27th year, the firm’s Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives provides national benchmark data on physician recruiting incentives as well as a comprehensive analysis of the physician recruiting market.
For the 14th year in a row, family medicine was Merritt Hawkins most requested search engagement, according to the report, underscoring the continued demand for primary care physicians. However, specialist physicians accounted for 78% of the firm’s search engagements, as an aging population drives the need for more orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, pulmonologists, and other specialists.
The report indicates that demand for doctors has declined since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, but predicts demand will soon rebound. “Virtually all of the dynamics driving the physician shortage, including an aging population, an aging physician workforce, and a limited supply of new physicians are still in place,” said Kurt Mosley, Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Merritt Hawkins. “For now, however, this is a very favorable time for those facilities that continue to recruit physicians, because an unusual number of candidates are available.”
South Dakota Hospital Association members can obtain a copy of Merritt Hawkins’ 46-page, 2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives by contacting Merritt Hawkins Senior Director of Marketing, Brandon Schumacher, at brandon.schumacher@merritthawkins.com
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