According to surveyed physicians in 2024, the top factor contributing to the physician shortage in the U.S. was administrative tasks. Over half also stated greater patient needs (due to a growing and aging U.S. population) as a main cause of the physician shortage.
Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated select factors were directly contributing to the physician shortage in 2024
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U.S. physicians, actively serving in clinical practice, across a broad range of medical specialties, including primary care, emergency medicine and critical care, and both surgical and non-surgical specialties
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Original question: "In your experience, which factors are directly contributing to the physician shortage? "
Respondents were "U.S. physicians, actively serving in clinical practice, across a broad range of medical specialties, including primary care, emergency medicine and critical care, and both surgical and non-surgical specialties. Survey participant demographics are not population-based. Therefore, findings may not be able to be extrapolated to the broader physician population."
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Doximity. (May 23, 2024). Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated select factors were directly contributing to the physician shortage in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488937/factors-contributing-to-the-physician-shortage-in-us/
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Doximity. (2024). Percentage of U.S. physicians who stated select factors were directly contributing to the physician shortage in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488937/factors-contributing-to-the-physician-shortage-in-us/
Doximity. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians Who Stated Select Factors Were Directly Contributing to The Physician Shortage in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488937/factors-contributing-to-the-physician-shortage-in-us/
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