According to a recent survey in Florida:
Of the students who considered ob/gyn but decided against it, 32 percent ranked “fear of malpractice” as the first or second deterrent to entering the field, compared to 21 percent who never considered ob/gyn. Nearly 27 percent of students who considered ob/gyn ranked “fear of being sued” as a first or second deterrent compared to 7 percent who never considered the specialty.
“It appears that some students may have chosen ob/gyn except for the fear of high malpractice insurance costs and lawsuits are associated with our field of medicine,” Dr. Deutsch said.
