State by state Best and worst states for doctors in 2017: See how your state stacks up A WalletHub analysis considers physicians’ salary, competition, and CME requirements to rank “best” and “worst” states. March 29, 2017Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics research This interactive map allows you to hover over each state to see its ranking; 1 is considered the best state for physicians, according to the analysis, and 51 is considered the worst. Source: WalletHub Topping the charts for the second year in a row, the Midwest region again has half of the 10 “best” states for doctors to live and work, according to a new list of 2017’s Best & Worst States for Doctors released by WalletHub, a personal finance website, this week. WalletHub’s comparison of the 50 states and Washington, DC, considered each state’s average physicians’ salary, CME requirements and Baby Boomer population, among other variables. Related In addition to the overall ranking, the report shares WalletHub’s interpretation of the top five best and worst states for salary, projected physician competition, state medical boards, malpractice payout and malpractice insurance. This categorical breakdown reveals that Indiana has the highest average physician salary when also factoring in cost of living, while Washington, DC, has the lowest. According to WalletHub, the 10 best states for doctors are: 1. Iowa 2. Minnesota 3. Idaho 4. Wisconsin 5. Kansas 6. South Dakota 7. Montana 8. Mississippi 9. Alabama 10. Tennessee WalletHub says the 10 worst states for doctors are: 41. Oregon 42. Delaware 43. Hawaii 44. Maine 45. Connecticut 46. Massachusetts 47. Rhode Island 48. Maryland 49. New Jersey 50. District of Columbia 51. New York Visit WalletHub for more information on the report’s methodology and the full list of 50 states. More in Lifestyle Confronting burnout and moral injury in medicine Regarding burnout in medicine, “I knew there was more to the story than the frustration of dealing with administrative obstacles,” writes Jerry Balentine, DO. Nearly 70% of doctors in their 40s want to retire in their 50s or early 60s, survey reveals Medscape report finds that physicians, on average, would like to save $3.9 million to feel comfortable retiring from medicine. Previous articleDOs teach OMM techniques in Madagascar Next articleNational Doctors Day: Read about 10 DOs doing awesome things
Confronting burnout and moral injury in medicine Regarding burnout in medicine, “I knew there was more to the story than the frustration of dealing with administrative obstacles,” writes Jerry Balentine, DO.
Nearly 70% of doctors in their 40s want to retire in their 50s or early 60s, survey reveals Medscape report finds that physicians, on average, would like to save $3.9 million to feel comfortable retiring from medicine.
This is not so in my case. Ohio had great doctors more caring and North Carolina by far were way worse Dec. 13, 2017, at 6:07 pm Reply