"Opinion | How Would You Feel About a 100-Year-Old Doctor?" – The New York Times - Sandeep Jauhar

post-template-default,single,single-post,postid-51862,single-format-standard,bridge-core-3.2.0,qi-blocks-1.3.5,qodef-gutenberg--no-touch,qodef-qi--no-touch,qi-addons-for-elementor-1.8.9,qode-page-transition-enabled,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,qode-theme-ver-30.8.6,qode-theme-bridge,disabled_footer_top,qode_header_in_grid,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-8.2,vc_responsive,elementor-default,elementor-kit-51936

“Opinion | How Would You Feel About a 100-Year-Old Doctor?” – The New York Times

30 Nov “Opinion | How Would You Feel About a 100-Year-Old Doctor?” – The New York Times

Posted at 00:28h in Misc. by sandeepjauhar

0 Likes

“I read an article recently about a 100-year-old doctor named Howard Tucker who is still practicing medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Tucker began working as a neurologist in 1947, when Harry Truman was president.

Though he is obviously an extreme example, Dr. Tucker represents an important demographic trend: The United States has a growing number of older doctors. Even as baby boomer doctors pass retirement age, many are electing to continue to practice medicine. A survey in 2020 found that almost a third of licensed doctors in the United States were 60 years of age or older, up from a quarter in 2010…”

Read