10% of practicing physicians prefer to own their own practice, Medicus Firm reports

An academic practice setting appeals to about one-third of physicians in training, while nearly the same percent of practicing physicians prefer a single-specialty group or partnership, according to The Medicus Firm 2018 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.

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The Medicus Firm surveyed 2,219 medical professionals, including physicians and advanced practice clinicians in several specialties.

Here’s the breakdown of which practice settings appeal to physicians:

Own my own practice
In training: 1.1 percent
In practice: 10 percent

Single specialty group/partnership
In training: 21.9 percent
In practice: 32 percent

Multispecialty group/partnership
In training: 17.3 percent
In practice: 17.4 percent

Hospital employed
In training: 24 percent
In practice: 20. 5 percent

Military/government employed
In training: 1 percent
In practice: 2 percent

University employed/academic
In training: 34.7 percent
In practice: 11 percent

Concierge or direct care practice
In training: 0 percent
In practice: 3 percent

Non-clinical, corporate or industry job
In training: 0 percent
In practice: 3 percent

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