Physicians, especially female and rural doctors, retiring earlier than expected

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Physicians in British Columbia are retiring earlier than previously thought and many are reducing their working hours in the years leading up to retirement, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). These findings indicate that estimates based on physician 'head counts' from data on physician licences may be overestimating the number of active physicians.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news