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2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

Despite projected shortages, the overall job outlook for a doctor in the United States is positive— according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , overall employment of physicians is projected to grow 4% between 2023 and 2033, which is as fast as the average for all occupations, healthcare or otherwise.

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Healthcare Administrative Assistant: Skills, Training, and Career Outlook in Connecticut

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Opportunities for healthcare admin assistants across Connecticut are growing, from clinics and hospitals to private practices like the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut. Their role improves the patient experience and helps doctors, nurses, and other providers work more efficiently. Is This the Right Career for You?

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Johnson and her husband, Dustin, operate an NP-led private practice in greater Seattle, Washington, a state where she can practice independently. “We step into places where other providers may not, and geriatrics is a prime example of that.” nurse practitioners can practice independently.

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Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Practice types, size and ownership models vary widely, but more than half of respondents indicated that they work in private practice, with a single-specialty group practice as the predominant structure and independent or physician-owned practice the predominant ownership model.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. It was a patient that I had taken care of, actually, as a resident, who followed me into my growing private practice. And it’s not the same, but it does provide information. It happened to my mother. And the phone rang.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

population, and a near-doubling in outpatient visits to advanced practice providers (the majority of whom work in medical subspecialties) wasn't enough to make up for this deficit. Challenges in accessing timely primary care affect not only private practices and health systems, but also the publicly funded Veterans Affairs system.

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