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Do Women Physicians Leave Practice Earlier Than Men?

Nationwide US analysis suggests higher attrition risk across specialties and younger exit ages among women physicians.

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    Female physicians are more likely to leave practice than male physicians.

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    Median age for female attrition is 49 years; for males, it's 64 years.

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    Increased attrition rates were observed across urban and rural settings.

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    Highest attrition rates were in ObGyn and psychiatry.

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    Study used Medicare data from 2013-

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    31% of the studied cohort were female physicians.

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    The findings highlight workforce retention challenges for women in medicine.

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Do Women Physicians Leave Practice Earlier Than Men?

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 7, 2026

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