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OHSU cuts medical school class size due to lack of clinical placements
Oregon Health & Science University is reducing some class sizes because of a shortage of clinical placement positions in the region, according to The Lund Report. -
Boston Children's physicians to service Cape Cod
Boston Children's Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., are collaborating on pediatric services at Cape Cod's facilities. -
6 notes on PA job satisfaction in 2021
Twenty percent of physician assistants cited the amount of paperwork and electronic health record requirements as the least rewarding part of the job, according to Medscape's latest PA career satisfaction report published July 21. -
UW-Madison launches AMA-backed LGBTQ+ healthcare fellowship
The American Medical Association has selected the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison to launch the nation's first national LGBTQ+ fellowship program, the organization said July 20. -
A dozen century-old physicians still practicing in the US
There are about a dozen 100-year-old physicians still treating patients in the U.S., CBS News reported July 19. -
Why physicians decided to leave HCA New Hampshire hospital
Physicians who have left practices affiliated with Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., told the Foster's Daily Democrat that their reasons for leaving vary, with the hospital's acquisition by HCA Healthcare and contract issues among the contributing factors. -
Opening 2 new medical schools in Montana would stretch physician resources thin, officials say
Officials at the University of Washington School of Medicine's WWAMI program — an acronym for the five states participating in the program — are concerned that plans to build two new medical schools in Montana will overwhelm the state's clinical resources, Kaiser Health News reported July 15. -
Surgeons balk at CMS' payment rule update
Shortly after CMS unveiled its proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2022, the American College of Surgeons released a statement strongly opposing the payment updates. -
HCA New Hampshire hospital loses 12 physicians as interim CEO takes helm
Twelve of 14 primary care physicians on staff have left or are in the process of leaving practices affiliated with Frisbie Memorial Hospital, a 112-bed hospital in Rochester, N.H., according to Foster's Daily Democrat. -
Nearly 4 in 10 US physicians have side gigs: 6 Medscape survey findings
Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. physicians have side gigs, or "side hustles," indicating a continued trend of physicians pursuing a passion project or an additional way to make income, according to a new report from Medscape. -
Palomar Health accused of open meeting violations with physician contract change
A citizens group is accusing Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health of violating an open meetings law when approving a controversial physician contract change, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. -
Accreditor places Louisiana medical school on probation
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education placed on probation the graduate medical education programs at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, according to The Lens. -
Medical research articles written by women cited less than those authored by men, study finds
Medical journal articles with women as primary and senior authors receive fewer citations on average compared to those authored by men, according to an analysis published July 2 in JAMA Open Network. -
Ohio providers can deny care on moral grounds under new law
Ohio physicians, hospitals and insurers can refuse to offer or pay for a medical service if it violates their moral or religious beliefs under a new provision, The Columbus Dispatch reported. -
Physicians worked fewer hours in 2020, survey finds
Compared to January 2019, U.S. physicians worked fewer hours per week on average when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, according to research published June 23 in JAMA Network Open. -
Trident Medical Center becomes teaching hospital
North Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Medical Center solidified its status as a teaching hospital July 1 with the launch of two graduate medical education programs. -
Majority of staff at one ED experienced assault in last 12 months, survey finds
Physician residents in emergency departments are particularly vulnerable to physical or verbal assault, survey findings published June 22 in Annals of Emergency Medicine suggest. -
Hospitals employed nearly half of physicians by January 2021: 5 study findings
Hospitals employed 49.3 percent of physicians by January 2021, up 5 percent from January 2019, according to an updated study from the nonprofit Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere. -
Alabama health system finalizes controversial hospitalist contracts
DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa, Ala., finalized hospitalist agreements with two physician staffing firms June 22 after a contentious search, according to The Tuscaloosa News. -
California physicians, state medical board spar over disciplinary power, fees
The California Medical Association is lobbying against legislation that would increase physician licensing fees and give the state medical board more power to investigate complaints, Kaiser Health News reported June 28.
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