For the first time in history, women make up the majority of enrolled medical students, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The University of Texas at Tyler and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, previously two distinct institutions, are integrating their administrative structures and adding 200 new graduate medical education slots in 2020.

American primary care providers are more siloed and less flexible than their counterparts abroad, according to a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund.

Political events affect young physicians' moods, suggesting current events could impact patient care, according to a new study published by The BMJ.

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals on Dec. 5 launched a two-year pilot program for home-based primary care, targeted at patients who are frail and homebound.

Fifteen physicians are expected to be let go from the suburban Edward-Elmhurst Hospital in the next year, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review. These physicians, who work in immediate care clinics, will be replaced by nurse practitioners.

Numerous hospitals have either lost or won accreditation for physician residency programs from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education this year.

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of patients by developing best-in-class treatments to address some of the most important unmet patient needs, today announced that Heron's New Drug Submission (NDS) for HTX-011 for the management of postoperative pain was granted Priority Review status and accepted by Health Canada. 

New York's largest health system, Northwell Health, and its largest independent medical group, CareMount Medical, are joining forces with a clinical affiliation agreement announced Dec. 10.

Most female physicians (more than 75 percent) have experienced some form of gender discrimination, including wage discrimination, according to a survey from physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.

After much deliberation, Tufts University will immediately begin removing the Sackler name from its Boston-based medical school due to the family's link to the opioid crisis, the university announced Dec. 5.

ChenMed will add 20 new practices to its network in 2020, the Miami-based primary care provider for at-risk seniors said Dec. 3.

Students from rural areas are grossly underrepresented in medical schools, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Due to budget constraints, Chicago-area health system Edward-Elmhurst Health reportedly plans to lay off 15 physicians from its immediate care clinics next year and replace them with nurse practitioners, sources told Becker's Hospital Review.

David Geffen, co-founder of DreamWorks Pictures, gave the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA an additional $46 million to extend full-ride scholarships to 120 more students, the school announced Dec. 2.

Significantly more medical students reported disabilities in 2019 compared to 2016, according to a research letter published in JAMA. 

A feature in The New York Times highlights how money is intrinsic to medical education, creating a barrier both financially and culturally for lower-income students.

Emergency medicine specialists were most likely to generate "surprise bills," or out-of-network bills for services provided at in-network facilities, compared to six other specialties, according to an analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent, nonprofit research organization.

The longtime director of Detroit Medical Center's neurosurgery residency program, who stepped down in September, wants to set the record straight after the program lost accreditation earlier this month. In an interview with The Detroit News, he said allegations against the program are "blatant lies."

Access to primary care physicians for rural Texans is scarce, according to an analysis from the Observer.