Comparison of Army/Air Force and Private-Sector Physicians' Total Compensation, by Medical Specialty (Supplement to Health Professions' Retention-Accession Incentives Study)

Abstract

The appropriate level of compensation for individuals serving in the military is continually being monitored. This issue is particularly important for Military Health System (MHS) physicians because they are costly to access and train, and they have skills that are readily transferable to the private sector. If compensation is perceived to be too low for the demands and duties required, uniformed medical officers may abandon the military for a private-sector career path. Conversely, total compensation should be no higher than the amount required to attract and retain a quality force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA593334

Entities

People

  • Cori Rattelman
  • Shayne Brannman

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Compensation
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Internal Medicine
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Medicine
  • Motivation
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Physicians

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

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