Several health systems have hired physicians-in-training displaced by Crozer Health’s shutdown, according to The Inquirer. A Penn Medicine spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s that the Philadelphia-based health system hired 43 Crozer residents. This includes 26 family medicine residents as well as…
Integration & Physician Issues
About two-thirds of physicians age 65 and older said they experienced ageism or ageist treatment, a recent American Medial Association report on ageism found. “Experiences of Ageism Among Senior Physicians: A Qualitative Study” was based on a 2024 survey of…
Physicians in geriatric and hospice care see the fewest patients per hour, while physicians in orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology and diagnostic radiology see the most patients, according to a report cited by Medpage Today. Depending on the day, physicians across all…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout and job dissatisfaction rates reached historic highs. In the years since, burnout rates have come down — though not nearly enough to ease concerns about the nation’s physician shortage and patient access to high-quality…
More physicians are retiring, and hospital leaders are focused on how to preserve institutional knowledge for younger generations. “The idea of physicians retiring is relatively new,” Syed Raza, MD, vice president of medical operations at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center…
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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy, which operates more than 50 hospitals, is leveraging its partnerships to create a unified dataset on provider-level data. The system’s collaborations with Axuall, Microsoft and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic have enhanced this validated dataset, according to Chad…
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City has become the first medical school in the U.S. to provide institutionwide access to ChatGPT Edu — a secure version of the tool designed for universities. The medical…
Thirty percent of millennial physicians report their happiness as “improved,” compared to 21% of earlier generations, according to Medscape. Medscape surveyed more than 5,700 physicians across more than 29 specialties between July 1 and Oct. 2. “‘If Boundaries Are Set,…
Female physicians are more likely to want to retire before age 60 compared to male physicians, according to a May 2 Medscape report. The “Ambitions for Life After Practicing: Medscape Physicians and Retirement Report 2025” surveyed 7,322 physicians across more…
States in the Midwest and the South had the highest wages for physicians. Becker’s used the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics salary data, released April 18, to determine the hourly pay rate by state and adjusted it for each state’s…