Becker's Hospital Review

66 CMO / CARE DELIVERY Average base salaries for 18 physician specialties By Kelly Gooch A verage base salaries offered to physicians tracked in the "2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" released by AMN Healthcare's physician recruiting division Merritt Hawkins were lowest among pediatricians and highest among orthopedic surgeons. e review is based on a representative sample of 2,695 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search engagements that were ongoing or conducted by Merritt Hawkins/AMN Healthcare's physician staffing companies from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. ose searches were primarily conducted for hospitals (34 percent), group practices (18 percent) and academic settings (34 percent). e searches also occurred for urgent care, federally qualified health centers, the Indian Health Service and concierge medicine. e following figures are base salaries offered for 18 physician specialties during the 2022 review period, in descending order. Orthopedic surgery: $565,000 Cardiology (interventional): $527,000 Urology: $510,000 Gastroenterology: $486,000 Cardiology (noninvasive): $484,000 Radiology: $455,000 Pulmonology/critical care: $412,000 Hematology/oncology: $404,000 Anesthesiology: $400,000 Oral maxillofacial surgery: $368,000 Dermatology: $368,000 Neurology: $356,000 OB-GYN: $332,000 Psychiatry: $299,000 Rheumatology: $258,000 Internal medicine: $255,000 Family medicine: $251,000 Pediatrics: $232,000 n Physician assistant burnout, by specialty By Erica Carbajal L ast year, 30.6 percent of certified physician assistants reported experiencing burnout, according to a new report from the National Commission of Certification on Physician Assistants published Sept. 20. At the same time, 70.5 percent of physician assistants said they are completely or mostly satisfied with their job, according to the group's 2021 Statistical Profile of Certified PAs by Specialty report. Data in the report are based on responses from 133,905 PAs who were certified as of Dec. 31, 2021. Here are PA burnout rates from the report, ranked by specialty: 1. Critical care medicine — 37.9 percent 2. Emergency medicine — 36.8 percent 3. Oncology — 35.1 percent 4. Hospital medicine — 34.3 percent 5. Family medicine/general practice — 34.2 percent 6. Geriatrics — 33.7 percent 7. Internal medicine-general medicine — 33.6 percent 8. Primary care — 33.4 percent 9. Psychiatry — 31.8 percent 10. Gastroenterology — 31.3 percent 11. Pain medicine — 30.8 percent 12. Neurology — 30.2 percent 13. Neurosurgery — 29.2 percent 14. Urology — 28.4 percent 15. Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery — 27.7 percent 15. Cardiology — 27.7 percent (tie) 17. Obstetrics and gynecology — 26.5 percent 18. Pediatrics (general) — 26.3 percent 19. General surgery — 24.9 percen 20. Occupational medicine — 25.3 percen 21. Orthopedic surgery — 24.7 percent 22. Otolaryngology — 23.9 percent 23. Physical medicine/rehabilitation — 23.3 percen 24. Plastic surgery — 23.2 percent 25. Dermatology — 22.9 percent n

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