Table 2 Physicians who are fully retired or not currently active in medicine (N = 936)
From: A national survey of 'inactive' physicians in the United States of America: enticements to reentry
| Â | Fully retired (n = 436) | Not currently active (n = 500) |
|---|---|---|
| Â | % (n) | % (n) |
How long since last active in medicine a | Â | Â |
Less than 1 year | 3.2 (14) | 6.7 (33) |
1-2 years | 15.9 (69) | 11.8 (58) |
3-4 years | 21.0 (91) | 19.1 (94) |
5-10 years | 38.7 (168) | 38.3 (189) |
More than 10 years | 21.2 (92) | 24.1 (119) |
missing | (2) | (7) |
Currently working in other field b | Â | Â |
Yes | 16.9 (73) | 27.1 (135) |
missing | (4) | (1) |
Plan to become active in future b | Â | Â |
Yes, within a year | 1.9 (8) | 11.1 (55) |
Yes, in one to five years | 0.9 (4) | 11.5 (57) |
Yes, more than five years from now | 0.2 (1) | 1.0 (5) |
No | 71.2 (307) | 21.1 (105) |
Not sure | 25.8 (111) | 55.3 (275) |
missing | (5) | (3) |
Retained medical licenses b | Â | Â |
Yes, all of them | 47.1 (204) | 59.6 (297) |
Yes, but not all | 19.9 (86) | 20.5 (102) |
No | 33.0 (143) | 19.9 (99) |
missing | (3) | (2) |
Specialty/subspecialty board certification(s) current | Â | Â |
Yes, all of them | 56.1 (242) | 54.9 (272) |
Yes, but not all | 3.0 (13) | 5.3 (26) |
No | 27.1 (117) | 24.4 (121) |
Not certified | 13.7 (59) | 15.4 (76) |
missing | (5) | (5) |
Retained medical liability insurance a | Â | Â |
Yes, tail coverage only | 31.6 (136) | 24.5 (121) |
Yes, full liability coverage | 1.6 (7) | 2.0 (10) |
No | 65.6 (282) | 69.6 (344) |
Other | 1.2 (5) | 3.8 (19) |
missing | (6) | (6) |