Medical Malpractice: Broken Beyond Repair? Every physician in the US will likely face it at some point in their career?a malpractice claim. On average, a physician can expect to have a claim about every 7 years, according to available data and specialty. However, based on findings of a recently released study by the RAND Corporation in the journal, Health Affairs, waiting for the resolution of these claims can take up more than 10 ... [News Source]