COVID-19 Has Flipped the Physician Job Search to a Seller’s Market, Recruiters Say
07/15/2020
Job opportunities for doctors have dried up quite a bit in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term, according to an annual report from physician search firm Merritt Hawkins, according to a FierceHealthcare report.
In its 27th annual 2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, Merritt Hawkins found demand for physician recruitment dropped by more than 30% since March 31. In the 12 months period prior to March 31, physician and advanced practitioner recruiting searches had been up.