New York University Long Island School of Medicine on July 29 welcomed its first class of 24 students, all of whom were offered full-tuition scholarships.

NYC Health + Hospitals is expanding a primary care scheduling program to its ambulatory care practices after using it successfully at its Bellevue location in New York City to cut new patient wait times by 73 percent and to help improve continuity between physicians and patients. 

  Medical residents at the closing Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia are scrambling to find new training positions and secure work visas — and avoid thousands of dollars in fees associated with breaking their apartment leases, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

A study out of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic found burnout is associated with greater levels of implicit and explicit racial bias among physicians. 

One Medical, a tech-based primary care medical group, is in growth mode. One investor says the company, valued at nearly $2 billion, could be "the Starbucks of primary care," according to CNBC.

While most physicians believe self-care is important, many are unable to practice the amount of self-care they desire due to a lack of time and growing job demands, according to a survey conducted by The Harris Poll.

The bedrock of many small communities is the local hospital. 

Burnout is pervasive among clinicians. It affects 2 in 5 physicians and 3 in 5 nurses, Ascension Medical Group CMO Baligh Yehia, MD, noted in a recent LinkedIn post. Burnout directly affects the quality of care patients receive and costs the U.S. more than $4 billion annually. 

The Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Mass., and Harvard Business School in Boston recently unveiled a new joint master's degree program in the life sciences.

A recent article from TeamHealth reviews the need to reduce hospital readmissions from SNFs. 

A recent article from ECG Management Consultants reviews 11 lessons important to know from advising on independent hospital partnerships. 

HHS is giving $20 million to 27 organizations around the country to help them set up rural medical residency programs over the next three years.

Almost all medical residents — 93 percent — say salary potential influenced their specialty choice, at least to some degree, according to a survey conducted by Medscape. 

A University of Minnesota-led study published in The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found pharmacists can help reduce burnout among primary care providers. 

Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital & Medical Center President and CEO Richard Azizkhan, MD, and the physician whose performance is at the center of a lawsuit filed earlier this year are both leaving the hospital in August, according to local TV station KETV.

A recent article by LogicStream discusses the shortgage of EpiPens. 

Mayo Clinic Health System has accelerated plans to consolidate birthing centers in Austin, Minn., and Albert Lea, Minn., according to a report from local news station Fox47.

New research published in BMJ supports reforms that cap residency work hours at 80 per week.   

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals and organizations like ours have been preparing for some major Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payment rules changes.

The U.S. faces a growing physician shortage — the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates the need to hit 121,900 physicians by 2032 — but the need for physicians is not distributed evenly.