Labor Pains: A Computer Science Response to the Information Asymmetry in the Physician Job Market

Abstract

Physicians face many challenges in their work environments that lead to dire mental health outcomes. Previous research focuses on how to improve physician work environments and practices to increase physician quality of life while they are on the job. This paper focuses on how physicians find their jobs and proposes an online platform that caters to their needs by providing a job board, a career-oriented social network, and a recommendation system. The goal of this platform is to reduce the information asymmetry in the physician labor market so that physicians can make an informed decision on where to work. If physicians can be optimally matched to their employers, then they can reduce their work-related stress and increase their quality of life. Optimally placed physicians will be ready to meet the increasing challenges to the healthcare system.