The data on how many physicians identify as LGBTQ is limited, but if more physicians openly identified, the data could be used to track and make further progress toward having a more diverse physician workforce, a physician argued in a blog post for the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Lecture halls are not the only place Eric Strong, MD, an associate professor at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine, likes to share his knowledge. He's also a well-known YouTube star, running a medical education channel with more than 300,000 subscribers.

Northwestern Medicine partnered with The Perry Initiative to host a forum Feb. 28-29 that aimed to inspire more women to join the field of orthopedic surgery.

Primary care physicians may not be able to recognize signs of potential prescription drug misuse among their patients, new analysis of survey data shows, according to MedPage Today.

Advocare, a major multispecialty group based in Marlton, N.J., scooped up five independent physician practices March 1 in New Jersey and the Philadelphia area.

Physician burnout has consequences for the whole healthcare industry.

Fertility coverage for female physicians should be more substantial, as data suggests female physicians are prone to experiencing higher rates of infertility than the general population, a physician argued in a perspective piece for The New England Journal of Medicine.

For every female cardiologist, there are roughly four more male cardiologists — a gender ratio that has improved only slightly since 2007-08, according to a study published in the journal Circulation.

Many physicians providing care for older patients who cannot make decisions for themselves experience moral distress, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Being part of a minority group opens medical students up to greater mistreatment than their peers, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

A med school class elective that turns pediatric residents' parenting of their own infants into a structured training program has succeeded in giving residents more time with their newborns while alleviating the stress of lost income.

Limiting the number of consecutive hours first-year resident physicians can work to 16 resulted in "meaningful improvements" in the safety and health of the residents, according to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine.

"Fatphobia" is a persistent issue in the medical field that is fueled — in part — by modern medical apparel brands, one physician wrote in an column for STAT.

It's easy for physicians to identify the meaningless tasks that contribute to burnout — many of which are related to EHR use. However, few are empowered to speak up about these burdens, according to a blog post from the American Medical Association.

In a few short weeks, more than 45,000 healthcare IT professionals will gather in Orlando for HIMSS20, an opportunity to connect, collaborate and learn about the latest innovations that promise to transform healthcare technology and patient care.

Delaying medical school until one's late 20s offers numerous personal and financial benefits for physicians, Monya De, MD, a Los Angeles-based internist, wrote in an op-ed for STAT.

The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., erroneously emailed 364 letters of acceptance to students seeking admission.

The first portion of the exam medical school graduates are required to take before going into residency will be graded pass/fail beginning in 2022.

Most depressed emergency physicians say that they are "easily exasperated with patients" as a result of their depression, according to a new Medscape report.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System created a $10 million tuition fund to grow its own workforce amid current labor market challenges, according to The Advocate, a Louisiana news outlet.