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6 drivers of physician burnout
Six factors in particular are driving physicians' high burnout rates, and they existed well before the pandemic's onset, according to Paul DeChant, MD. -
10 contributions to medical schools in 2022
Here are 10 contributions to medical schools in 2022 that Becker's has covered since Feb. 8: -
Texas medical school, Ascension Seton see 55% increase in residents
Since 2015, the number of medical residents and fellows affiliated with Ascension Seton in Austin, Texas, and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas in Austin has increased 55 percent, translating to 401 physicians providing care across Central Texas, UT News reported Sept. 26. -
Penn Medicine forms primary care partnership
Penn Medicine plans to purchase a minority equity stake in Independence Blue Cross's subsidiary Tandigm Health, according to a Sept. 27 news release. -
New Jersey hospital to partner with medical school for new research center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, both in New Brunswick, N.J., have partnered to create a new medical research and innovation center, New Jersey 101.5 reported Sept. 26. -
'Serve with integrity:' Dr. Bruce Hall on leading BJC Healthcare
Bruce Hall, MD, took over as chief medical officer for St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare in November 2021. Since assuming the role, he has led the system through the pandemic with one of his core values: integrity. -
2 Florida colleges partner to increase medical student diversity
Miami Dade College and University of Miami (Fla.) partnered to grow the medical scholars summer program for disadvantaged students, Miami Herald reported Sept. 26 -
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine renamed Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Tempe, Ariz.-based Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences was renamed Sonoran University of Health Sciences, according to a Sept. 26 news release. -
Benedictine College, Catholic Healthcare International partner on new independent medical school
Atchison, Kan.-based Benedictine College and Catholic Healthcare International signed a collaborative affiliation agreement Sept. 8 to establish a new independent medical school. -
Only 68% of young physicians would choose medicine again
Nearly one-third of young physicians say they would not choose a career in medicine again, according to Medscape's 2022 Young Physician Compensation Report. -
Rice University, MD Anderson launch healthcare leadership program
Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a new healthcare leadership program, according to a Sept. 22 news release. -
6 systems launching residency programs
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages. -
Long School of Medicine appointed Carlayne Jackson chair of neurology
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio appointed Carlayne Jackson, MD, as chair of the Department of Neurology, according to a Sept. 23 news release. -
Washington State U accepting applicants for new family practice residency
Pullman (Wash.) Regional Hospital will partner with the Spokane-based Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine to create a new family practice residency program, CBS affiliate KLEW reported Sept. 22. -
Memorial Health earns accreditation to establish internal medicine graduate medical education program
Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Health System was granted initial accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to establish its graduate medical education program in internal medicine, according to a Sept. 20 news release. -
Missouri hospital, physician group enter partnership
Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital will employ providers from Missouri Valley Physicians, also in Marshall, effective Jan. 2. -
American Academy of Family Physicians names new president
The American Academy of Family Physicians named Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, as president, according to a Sept. 21 news release. -
Duke: Healthcare worker burnout rose to 40% during pandemic
Healthcare worker burnout reached 40 percent in January, up from 32 percent in 2019, a new study from researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health found. -
20% of pediatricians likely to leave their job in the next year, survey finds
Among surveyed pediatricians, 1 in 5, or 20 percent, indicated plans to leave their job in the next year, and nearly half of those considering leaving in the next five years indicated plans to leave medicine altogether, according to a new report from McKinsey. -
How Dr. Tammy Lundstrom is working to solve Trinity Health's workforce shortages
Tammy Lundstrom, MD, has always known she wanted to work in healthcare. Since joining Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health in April 2018 as senior vice president and chief medical officer, she has been able to continually meet two of her core professional goals: to help others and never stop learning.
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