Almost half of the doctors (45%) would not necessarily recommend their children to practice medicine - according to a survey conducted by the United Health Insurance Fund among 402 doctors in the fund on the occasion of Doctor's Day.
The survey shows that 55% of doctors would recommend one of their children to practice medicine - a figure that jumps to 64% among doctors who come from a family line of doctors.
Pediatricians are at the top of the list of recommenders (73.5%), followed by gynecologists (63%) and ophthalmologists (60%).
The leading reasons why doctors want the future generation to choose a career path similar to theirs are the mission of the profession (77%), professional interest and diversity (68%) and job stability (53%).
A survey among doctors, United Clinic,
The survey shows that 29% of the doctors would not recommend their children to specialize in medicine, and 40% of them would prefer that the children choose to work in high-tech.
The leading reasons are mainly the heavy work load (63%) - 60% of these doctors also pointed to inadequate salary - too long and difficult training process and job burnout (60%).
43% of the doctors cited as one of the reasons the decline in the doctor's status, and 25% would not recommend the profession because of the violence directed towards the medical teams.
16% of the doctors answered "it depends" on the question of whether they would like their children to practice medicine.
This issue and other issues related to the challenges and status of doctors will be discussed at the "Today's Doctors" conference of the "Israel Hayom" newspaper, with the participation of the incoming Minister of Health Arie Deri and Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer, on January 11.
Such a family
Dr. Amir Laor, a specialist in pediatrics at Moheded, is raising the next generation of medicine. His two children are studying medicine as part of the IDF Reserve: Yuli (20) in her third year of studies and Guy (18) in his first year, both studying at Hadassah Ein Kerem.
"Yuli and Guy absorbed the world of medicine from a young age, and there is no doubt that medicine is the language spoken at home. When they were little, I had a clinic at home, so they saw the gratitude of the patients towards me and my great satisfaction with the profession."
This issue and other issues will be discussed at the "Doctors Today" conference with the participation of the Ministers of Health and Aliyah on January 11,
Dr. Laor understands the reasons why many of his colleagues in the profession prefer their children to follow other paths, but he is still sure that medicine is the most interesting profession in the world, and is happy that his children have chosen to follow his path.
The medical profession is very hard and abrasive, but very few doctors entered this world for the money.
You have to come out of true love for the field."
Yuli Laor: "My affinity for medicine started at a young age. Seeing my father and hearing the stories about his work in the community, it made me want to be interested and engage in it. When I got to high school I was 'obsessed' with studying medicine, and the more I progress in my studies, the more I want it I have a lot of support from my parents, I turn to my father a lot with questions."
Guy Laor: "I was exposed to the field from home, from a very young age. It's a topic that attracted and interested me. In the last two years, I've also seen my sister go through this process. I'm aware of the difficulties along the way, I see my father still attentive to every patient, and talking with patients late at night, when most people You don't work in them. Not many professions have that. Despite everything, I see myself in this field."
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