Wondering what to expect as you recruit for different specialties? The PracticeLink Physician Recruitment Index is an indication of the relative ease or difficulty of recruitment for various specialties based on supply and demand information gathered by the PracticeLink system quarterly. The larger the “Jobs per candidate” number, the more difficult the search.
Most Challenging to Recruit Specialties
The Most Challenging to Recruit Specialties are those with the most jobs posted on PracticeLink per candidate in those specialties.
What’s new?
Though the top spots remained fairly consistent this quarter, a third of the Index is new: Pediatrics - Urology, Pediatrics - Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics - Otolaryngology, Teleradiology and Pediatrics - Surgery. The middle spots also saw a shake-up with Pediatrics - Intensivist and Oncology - Breast rising five and six spots, respectively.Most In-Demand Specialties
The Most In-Demand Specialties are those with the most jobs posted on PracticeLink and are ranked by hardest to recruit.
What’s new?
This quarter’s Index held quite steady with more than two thirds of the specialties not moving a single spot. Only four specialties moved at all: Gastroenterology up two, Urgent Care down two, Obstetrics and Gynecology up one, Family Medicine down one.
What’s next? After reading this Index, ask yourself:
- Do these Indexes match my recent experiences of recruiting for various specialties?
- Do I have unposted job opportunities to which I need to devote more resources and search time?
