Page 1 of 1
What Physicians Really Feel About the State of Medicine: Offcall & Women in Medicine's 2026 State of Medicine Report
Offcall (
https://www.offcall.com/)
is a new platform built for and by physicians to restore physician autonomy. Women in Medicine
(
https://www.wimedicine.org/
)
empowers wo
men in healthcare through education, leadership, mentorship, and advocacy. Together, we're collecting responses to the short questions below (takes 2 mins!) and will publish the results as a joint 2026 State of Medicine Report.
This is NOT another employer survey: Our goal is to capture what physicians truly feel about medicine today so we can advocate for the changes we collectively want to see. Thank you in advance for participating!! Rest assured e
verything is 100% confidential and anonymous.
1. What is your email address (will be kept confidential and not shared)?
*
2. What is your specialty?
*
3. (Optional) If subspecialty, feel free to share more details.
4. How many years have you been practicing after the completion of your training?
*
5. How transparent do you feel your employer is about physician compensation decisions?
*
A
Very transparent
B
Somewhat transparent
C
Neutral
D
Somewhat opaque
E
Very opaque
6.
Do you trust that compensation decisions at your organization are made fairly?
*
A
Yes, completely
B
Mostly
C
Somewhat
D
Very little
E
Not at all
7. Overall, how fairly do you feel you are compensated for your work?
*
A
Very fairly
B
Somewhat fairly
C
Neither fairly nor unfairly
D
Somewhat unfairly
E
Very unfairly
8.
How likely are you to look for a new position in the next 12 months?
*
A
Very unlikely
B
Unlikely
C
Neutral
D
Likely
E
Very likely
9. (Optional) Would you leave your position for an opportunity that gave you more autonomy?
10.
What are the primary reasons you would consider leaving your current role?
(Select all that apply)
*
Compensation
Workload
Administrative burden
Call schedule
Lack of transparency
Leadership / culture
Geographic reasons
Burnout
Research funding limitations/protected time
Other (free text below)
11. (Optional) If you selected Other, tell us why in 1 sentence...
12. On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to leave hospital medicine for some form of private practice (5 most likely, 1 least likely)?
*
0
1
2
3
4
5
13. On a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to leave clinical medicine for something non clinical? (5 most likely, 1 least likely)?
*
0
1
2
3
4
5
14. How much do you feel each of these contribute to making medicine a more difficult profession?
*
Not At All
A Little
A Good Amount
Significantly
Administrative burden
Prior auth
Documentation
Staff shortages
Productivity pressure
Compensation
EHR
Insurance
AI Uncertainty
Corporate Ownership
15. How optimistic has AI made you about practicing medicine?
*
A
Much more
B
Somewhat more
C
Neutral/no change
D
Somewhat less
E
Much less
16. (Optional) Tell us why you answered this way in a few words.
17. Do you believe women face unique career obstacles today compared to their male colleagues?
*
A
Yes
B
No
C
Unsure
18. How much do you feel each of these contributes to the unique challenges women physicians face compared to their male colleagues?
*
Not At All
A Little
Somewhat
A Lot
Promotion
Leadership
Pay
Harassment
Work-life balance (childcare, eldercare, etc.)
Patient bias
Menopause and perimenopause
Colleague bias
19. Complete the sentence. Medicine today makes me feel...
*
20. (Optional) If you selected Other, tell us the word or short phrase you would use.
21. If you had complete financial freedom tomorrow, would you...
*
A
Continue practicing full time clinically
B
Practice part time clinically
C
Continue to teach/mentor but no longer practice clinically
D
Retire immediately
E
Leave medicine completely
22. What's the #1 change to medicine that would make you enjoy the profession more?
*
23. Compared to 10 years ago, do you feel medicine is become a more respected or less respected profession?
*
A
Much more
B
Somewhat more
C
No change
D
Somewhat less
E
Much less
24. Would you recommend a career in medicine to someone you care about?
*
A
Definitely
B
Probably yes
C
Not sure
D
Probably not
E
Definitely not
Submit