Physicians left their jobs by the hundreds of thousands in 2021: report

An estimated 333,942 healthcare providers dropped out of the workforce in 2021, many of whom departed due to retirement, burnout and other stressors related to the pandemic, according to new data. 

As a profession, physicians lost the most members, with 117,000 individuals leaving their roles last year, followed by nurse practitioners which lost 53,295 members and physician assistants, which left 22,704 positions, according to a report…