CORR® International – Asia-Pacific: Moving from University to Private Practice

摘要

The proportion of physicians involved in private practice in the Asia-Pacific region generally ranges from 60% to 70% [5, 6, 10, 13, 25]. For perspective, in the United States, only 31% of physicians (in a 2018 survey of nearly 9000) identified themselves as independent practice owners or partners [33]. Whether in the United States or abroad, private practicing physicians face obstacles that are not as much a part of academic practice, including administrative duties, building and maintaining surgical patient volume, lack of guaranteed income, and inconsistent work hours—all of which can lead to physical and mental exhaustion [11].