Physician assistants can now earn a Doctor of Medical Science degree in as little as six months at the University of Lynchburg in Virginia. The university recently redesigned its DMSc program to allow for faster completion, greater flexibility and more…
Integration & Physician Issues
Overwhelmed by patient loads and work, some rural physicians are turning to concierge models to find balance, KFF Health News reported April 16. Concierge medicine models see physicians cap their patient load, charging a monthly or annual membership fee while…
Male psychiatrists and female endocrinologists reported the greatest improvement in their overall happiness across 10 specialties, according to Medscape. Medscape surveyed more than 5,700 physicians across more than 29 specialties between July 1 and Oct. 2. The results were compiled…
For many rural hospitals, hosting formal residency programs is not feasible given the financial and structural resources required to train new medical school graduates. This poses a significant challenge for recruitment efforts in rural areas, as most physicians tend to…
Montana is joining 14 other states to be part of the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, which allows PAs to practice across state borders. On April 2, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill to adopt the compact. The…
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Physicians are facing a number of changes and challenges in 2025 — with some good news about burnout rates, some bad news around aging physicians and some surprising shifts in the physician workforce makeup. Here are 10 things to know…
Fewer than 4 in 10 pediatric residents were deemed ready to independently perform all core professional activities by the time they graduated, according to a study published April 9 in Pediatrics. A team led by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital…
The number of independent physicians in U.S. rural areas declined 43% over five years — from 21,956 in January 2019 to 12,467 in January 2024 — according to an Avalere study sponsored by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. The analysis — which…
Lakewood, N.J.-based Georgian Court University and Freeport, Bahamas-based Western Atlantic University School of Medicine have partnered to create an accelerated combined bachelor’s/MD program. The program allows students to be dual enrolled and complete their bachelor’s degree in just over two…
The American Hospital Association is opposing a bill that would lift the ban on the establishment of physician-owned hospitals in certain rural areas and permit expansion nationwide. The association opposes the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act…