This survey displays the percent distribution of opinions among U.S. physicians on pursuing medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018. In 2014, 49.8 percent of surveyed physicians would encourage their children or other young people to pursue medicine as a career.
Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018*
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 18, 2018). Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/
The Physicians Foundation. "Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018*." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/
The Physicians Foundation. (2018). Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/
The Physicians Foundation. "Distribution of U.S. Physicians' Opinions on Medicine as a Career from 2008 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/
The Physicians Foundation, Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on medicine as a career from 2008 to 2018* [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415989/us-physicians-view-on-pursuing-a-medical-profession/