In the 2022-2023 academic year, U.S. medical schools continued to see more diversity among enrollees, according to data released Dec. 13 by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Numerous hospitals rolled out new physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and expand the pipeline of future physicians. 

New physicians are largely dodging the infectious diseases specialty, with 44 percent of ID programs left unfilled after the latest specialty fellowships Match Day on Nov. 30, NPR reported Dec. 12. 

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has finalized its board of nine with plans to welcome its inaugural class in 2025, pending accreditation.

The long-standing debate of whether to expand the role of advanced practice registered nurses has heated up as more healthcare organizations experience staff shortages and patients struggle to access timely care.

Half of physicians would refuse to see patients who won't wear a mask or social distance, according to a Medscape report focused on ethically challenging scenarios. 

Private equity firm Ascend Capital Partners made an investment in a large value-based care physician group.

Eighty-nine percent of U.S. adults say they have a regular physician or place of care, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund published earlier this year. 

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nation's largest medical school, has partnered with Jacksonville (Fla.) University to open northeast Florida's first four-year medical school. 

The Medical Board of California is warning physicians of scam artists impersonating law enforcement officers, Drug Enforcement Agency agents or the medical board staff.

Nearly 80 percent of physicians say they occasionally or regularly question a nurse practitioner's treatment decisions, according to Medscape's Evolving Scope of Practice Report published Nov. 29.

Given the crucial nature of their work, Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, believes physicians should undergo periodic competency assessments after age 65. 

Researchers found feeling valued and efficient teamwork were two factors that reduced burnout throughout the pandemic. 

Rob Phillips, MD, PhD, was not burned out by the pandemic. In fact, he was invigorated. As executive vice president and chief physician executive at Houston Methodist, he said he was able to be an effective leader and help his community get through the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. 

Many of Mercy's physicians born outside the U.S. are settling in rural communities, often choosing to stay in small towns to practice instead of moving back to large cities.

Emily Lieberman, MD — a pediatrician who survived a mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., last summer — has mobilized dozens of physicians to share their medical expertise on the gun violence epidemic and lobby for reforms at the nation's capital next month, the Chicago Tribune reported Nov. 22.  

Attending physicians and advanced practice clinicians in emergency departments are more concerned about medical errors resulting in patient harm than in malpractice litigation, according to a study published Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open.

New York physicians are advocating for a law that would allow terminally ill patients to request medication that will result in their death, the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal reported Nov. 20.

If used right, a signing bonus can be a significant asset for young physicians, a finance expert told the American Medical Association in a Nov. 17 article. 

Harassment and bullying are not new to medicine, but they have been on the rise the last few years — especially among female and minority physicians, according to a Nov. 16 American Medical Association article.