The Trump administration’s push to tighten oversight of international student visas has created uncertainty for many international medical graduates seeking training in the U.S. and raised concerns about potential disruptions to the nation’s healthcare delivery system. Five things to know:…
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A UPMC hospital in Lititz, Pa., is ending its family medicine residency program this summer, according to an update on its website. The family medicine residency program at UPMC Lititz spanned three years and trained doctors in pediatrics, internal medicine,…
The environment in which physicians practice is ever evolving, but in recent years, the changes have some wondering: Is this the end of a golden age for physicians? In some ways, yes. “What we are leaving is the way medicine…
The American Medical Association named Bobby Mukkamala, MD, as its 180th president. Here are six things to know: 1. An otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., Dr. Mukkamala has been active in the AMA since his residency, according to a June 10…
Healthcare leaders and organizations expressed concern that a bill that would cut medical students’ access to student loans and limit loan forgiveness programs could worsen the physician shortage and reduce the number of residents working in underserved communities, The New…
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Physicians and advanced practice providers had the greatest fall in employee engagement among healthcare workers in 2024, a Press Ganey report found. To figure out why, the American Hospital Association and Press Ganey partnered with C-suite leaders from seven healthcare…
Voice recognition and AI-driven ambient documentation tools can minimize administrative tasks and reduce busy clinicians’ documentation burdens, increasing both efficiency and clinician satisfaction. For these reasons, healthcare organizations are increasingly looking at and adopting these technologies to improve well-being and…
Leaders across the nation are noticing a new trend — physicians seem less willing and interested in taking on roles beyond their clinical work. Traditionally, physicians have balanced full-time clinical loads with extra responsibility as a leader or educator. “But…
The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 population, while Idaho has the fewest specialist physicians and Nevada has the fewest primary care physicians per 100,000, KFF data found. KFF used data from Redi-Data to find the number…
Most physician associates work in family medicine, according to the 2025 American Academy of Physician Associates Salary Survey. PAs specializing in primary care are more commonly found in nonmetro areas rather than in metro areas (43% versus 20%). Report authors…