Table 2.

Career Plans

Career Plan	No.	%
Reducing clinical work hours
Likelihood will reduce clinical work hours in next 12 months
None	498	49.0
Slight	249	24.5
Moderate	106	10.4
Likely	99	9.7
Definite	65	6.4
Primary reason for considering reducing clinical work hours (n = 270)*
Declining reimbursement for clinical care	23	8.8
To spend more time with family	110	42.0
Personal health problems	13	5.0
Family members' health problems	8	3.1
To pursue administrative/leadership opportunities	40	15.3
To pursue research or medical education opportunities	27	10.3
Other	41	15.6
Missing	8
Leaving current practice
Likelihood of leaving current practice in next 2 years
None	359	35.1
Slight	313	30.6
Moderate	170	16.6
Likely	105	10.3
Definite	76	7.4
Plan after leaving current practice (n = 351)†
Pursue different practice opportunity	122	35.6
Administrative job in medicine but no longer work as physician	47	13.7
Leave practice altogether and pursue different career	21	6.1
Retire	105	30.6
Other	48	14.0
Missing	8

^*Among oncologists indicating there was at least moderate or greater chance they would reduce their clinical work hours in next 12 months.

^†Among oncologists indicating there was at least moderate or greater chance they would leave their current practice in next 2 years.