Why So Many Doctors Are Walking Away Before Age 50

A new survey finds physicians nationwide are leaving the profession at an earlier age than ever. The top reasons: stress and ‘unrealistic’ patients.

BY KEVIN HAYNES, NEWS WRITER

American physicians are walking away from their profession nearly a decade earlier than they did less than 20 years ago, driven by burnout and “unrealistic patient expectations,” according to a new national study published in The Permanente Journal, an independent, peer-reviewed medical quarterly.

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