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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released job growth projections for the next decade, from 2021 to 2031. Nurse practitioners are expected to grow at a rate of 45% across all industries. Over the next ten years, the number of employed nurse practitioners is expected to increase from 246,700 to 359,400. Sadly, physicians are missing from the list, with the Association of American Medical Colleges projecting a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by the year 2034.

Hospitalist pay is up almost 8% since 2020. But is that enough? You can work to increase your compensation by understanding the nuances in your hospital’s incentive calculation and making sure the plan works for you.

The prevalence of neurologic illness in the United States is increasing. In 2019, there were approximately 12,000 neurologists practicing in the United States, which was insufficient to meet the needs of the aging population. Furthermore, many neurologists are subspecialized, and their care may be limited to specific disease states. General neurologists, as defined by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) as “neurologists who are comfortable evaluating and treating patients across the broad spectrum of neurological diseases and do not limit their practice to a specific subspecialty,” are becoming increasingly scarce.

There were 55,188 applicants to US medical schools for the 2022-2023 admissions cycle, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Each of these applicants applied to 18 different medical schools, for a total of over 990,000 applications across all schools. In-state applicants outnumber out-of-state applicants. Among the 55,188 applicants, 24.6% enrolled in a medical school in their home state; 16.5% enrolled out of state. The remaining 59% were either rejected or chose not to enroll. Male medical students are now outnumbered by female students. There were 55% females and 45% males among the 22,692 first-year enrollees. Repeat applicants made up a sizable 30% of matriculants in the 2022-2023 admissions cycle.

The 2022 Physician Specialty Data Report from the Association of American Medical Colleges is now available. It tracks practicing physicians by specialty and compares the numbers to a five-year-ago report to calculate a percentage change within each specialty. When the top ten specialties with the most active physicians are compared to the top ten specialties with the fewest, it is clear that the least populated are growing the fastest.

WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia in two categories: opportunity and competition and medical environment. Nineteen different metrics were examined in these two categories. With 74% of physicians now employed rather than practicing independently, you may have greater professional flexibility in deciding where you want to work.