About 30% of physicians in active patient care are 60 or older. While we are seeing the general population aging, we are also seeing providers aging.

By 2034, there will be more seniors over the age of 65 than children 17 years old or younger. Second, population aging is a significant piece to the demand for physician specialists. population is projected to grow from 332 million people today to 423 million by 2050. 'First, there is population growth-the U.S. The 'Seven Ps' are driving demand for physician specialists, Grant says. Now, nurse practitioners are the pillar of rural healthcare in many states.' We are seeing more healthcare organizations take advantage of NPs than in the past because they often do not need to be paired with a physician. 'APPs can provide many of the services that a physician can provide, and the number of states where they can practice autonomously keeps on growing. NPs are also a cost-effective alternative to hiring physicians, she says. We are seeing expansion of convenient care such as retail clinics, urgent care centers, and telemedicine-all of which are expanding using their APP staffing model, while before they depended on physicians.'

'Demand for NPs is being driven by the spread and increase of convenient care. Market disruptors are driving the demand for NPs, Leah Grant, MBA, president of AMN Healthcare Physician Solutions, told HealthLeaders. The average signing bonus for physicians increased sharply from 2022 to 2023, rising from $31,000 to more than $37,000.Pediatricians posted the lowest average starting salary for physicians ($233,000).Orthopedic surgeons posted the highest average starting salary for physicians ($633,000).Average starting salary offers for primary care specialties were flat year-over-year, with family physician starting salaries up 2% year-over-year, pediatrician starting salaries up less than 1%, and starting salaries for internal medicine physicians unchanged.Average starting salary offers for many specialists increased, with starting salaries for dermatologists up 22% year-over-year, starting salaries for psychiatrists up 19% year-over-year, and starting salaries for orthopedic surgeons up 12% year-over-year.

Psychiatrists fell from fourth on the list of search engagements last year to sixth on this year's list, which likely reflects the shortage of psychiatrists and healthcare organizations turning to psychologists and APPs to fill behavioral health provider positions.

Obstetricians/Gynecologists ranked fourth on the list of AMN Healthcare's most requested search engagements, with starting salaries for OB/GYN's up 10.5% year-over-year.

Most of AMN Healthcare's search engagements (64%) were for physician specialists, with radiologists ranking third in the company's requested search engagements.

Although demand for primary care physicians has flattened, family physicians were still the second most requested search engagement in the new report.

AMN Healthcare conducted more searches for APPs than for primary care physicians, which reflects a patient shift away from primary care practices to retail chains, urgent care centers, and telemedicine platforms.

Average starting salary offerings for NPs increased 9% year-over-year.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) were the No.1 requested provider search for the third consecutive year.

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