Medscape has released the results of the
first annual "Physician Compensation Report 2011". The survey conducted between
February 2 and March 30, 2011, fielded 455,000 physicians from 22 specialties who are practising medicine in the United States. The results reflect the opinions of the 15,794 physicans who responded.
An interesting statistic for medical students to note came in response to the question
"Would they do it all again?". Almost 70% answered in the affirmative! Click the links to Medscape to access the full report
[ registration with the site is required but there is no charge ].
Labels: job satisfaction, Medscape, monetary compensation, primary care physicians, salary comparison, survey
While "the basic purpose of medical schools is to educate physicians to care for the national population. Fulfilling this goal requires an adequate number of primary care physicians, adequate distribution of physicians to underserved areas, and a sufficient number of minority physicians in the workforce."
In a new study released in the
Annals of Internal Medicine, the researchers took a fresh look at the ranking of American medical schools according to these three criteria, labelling this new metric the
'social mission score'.
They summarized their conclusions in this way: "Medical schools vary substantially in their contribution to the social mission of medical education. School rankings based on the
social mission score differ from those that use research funding and subjective assessments of school reputation. These findings suggest that initiatives at the medical school level could increase the proportion of physicians who practice primary care, work in underserved areas, and are underrepresented minorities."
"A diverse, equitably distributed physician workforce with a strong primary care base is essential to achieve quality health care that is accessible and affordable, regardless of the nature of any future health care reform."
The full text article is accessible through your EBSCO login or click on the title.
Online access includes a Facebook discussion as well as PowerPoint slides for teaching.
(2010). The Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools. Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(12), 804-811. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.Labels: medical education, medical school ranking, minority physicians, primary care physicians, shortage of doctors, social mission
Medscape has released the results of the first annual 
