• Samue L Burton, Daniel Fisher, and John Barrett.
• 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, NV 89191, USA.
• Mil Med. 2024 Jul 3; 189 (7-8): e1414e1416e1414-e1416.

IntroductionIn the Medscape 2020 Compensation Report, family physicians ranked low for feeling fairly compensated, choosing their specialty again and choosing medicine again. However, the Medscape data may not represent military family physicians.MethodsA large survey was emailed to 2,562 military family physicians via a military professional organization list-serve from February to April 2021. The inquiry included 6 statements pertaining to professional satisfaction. The main outcome measures were proportions of "agree" and "strongly agree." The proportions were compared to the Medscape Compensation Report 2020 and 2022. Statistical analysis was completed with a two-tailed Z-score for 2 populations.ResultsSixty-one percent of military family physicians feel fairly compensated compared to 54% of civilian family physicians in 2020 and 55% in 2022 (P = .065, .119). Eighty-six percent of military family physicians would reselect medicine compared to 74% of civilian family physicians in 2020 and 73% in 2022 (P < .001 for both). Eighty percent of military family physicians would reselect their specialty again compared to 70% of civilians in 2020 and 68% in 2022 (P = .004, P = .001, respectively).ConclusionsMilitary family physicians were more likely to choose medicine generally and family medicine specifically again. Military family physicians and civilian family physicians do not statistically differ in feeling fairly compensated. A strong majority of military family physicians are satisfied with their military-sponsored medical education.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2024. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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