According to a study conducted by Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, half of doctors graduating from medical school in Illinois plan to leave the state to begin their practice.  The study involved 561 medical students in Illinois and asked them where they hoped to practice after graduating and why.  Approximately 50 percent of participants said that they planned to leave the state.

Researchers found the most common reason for medical students wanting to leave Illinois were to be closer to family, more opportunities to work in their specialty and salary.  70 percent of medical students that said they planned to leave Illinois to start their practice cited high medical malpractice insurance premiums and the state's recent removal of a cap on damages in medical malpractice cases as a reason.

If you have been the victim of medical malpractice or hospital negligence, contact the Chicago medical malpractice attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to set up an appointment to discuss your options.