A Mayo Clinic survey found 25 percent of physicians experience "imposter phenomenon," a feeling that accomplishments are inadequate and successes are undeserved or due to chance rather than personal effort, skill, ability or competence.
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Higher attrition rates were found for female and Black Americans in medical residency training programs.
Private equity investors are taking over more medical staffing companies, leading to physician cuts being made in emergency rooms to save money and increase profits, NPR reported Feb. 11.
Hospitals, states and hospital associations are taking numerous steps to address a nationwide uptick in violent and aggressive behaviors toward healthcare workers.
Montana and Colorado are introducing bills this season that could change physician assistant practice requirements.
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A nationwide shortage of physicians has hospitals and systems scrambling to fill spots, especially as more physicians leave the workforce.
Treatment did not go as planned, there were complications during surgery, an injury is more severe than thought — whatever the case may be, sharing sometimes life-altering news with patients and their families takes an emotional toll on physicians.
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals unveiled a new effort Feb. 8 to encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds, ranging from middle schoolers to graduate medical students, to join its physician workforce.
Forty-four percent of physicians report that they are burned out, and in an effort to address the issue sweeping the profession, the American Medical Association recently released a guide detailing tips to eliminate and reduce unnecessary work burdens.
Police say a man assaulted three hospital staff members at Navasota (Texas) St. Joseph CHI Hospital on Feb. 7, NBC affiliate KAGS reported.