Survey: 40% of physicians would choose a different career

Although a majority of U.S. physicians remain optimistic about healthcare and their role in keeping patients healthy, a growing number are fed up, according to the 2013 Physicians Practice Great American Physician Survey. The majority of the 1,172 respondents said they're happy with their choice of profession and specialty, and feel hopeful about the future of medicine. However, 40% said they would not become a physician again given the chance to rethink their career path. In this group, 32% felt there was too much third-party interference in their practice operations.