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UW Medicine creates historic $20M deanship to honor retired Dr. Paul Ramsey

Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine created a $20 million deanship to honor retired dean Paul Ramsey, MD.

48% of physicians are happy at work, survey finds

Physicians' happiness fell amid the pandemic and is not rebounding easily, according to Medscape's 2023 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report.

Online rating platforms direct patients to higher-quality physicians: Study

Nearly 75 percent of patients turn to online reviews as the first step when searching for a new physician. Despite their popularity, it's largely been unclear whether online ratings are reliable or signal quality information to patients. A new study…

A peek into healthcare's future? AI passes medical licensing exam

An artificial intelligence chatbot that generates humanlike responses passed all three parts of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, according to findings published in the preprint server medRxiv.

In-hospital mortality rates rose, readmissions declined in Pennsylvania hospitals

A hospital performance report found deaths related to sepsis, heart attacks and respiratory failure rose in Pennsylvania hospitals, PBS affiliate WHYY reported Jan. 14.

47% of physicians are 55 or older: 8 things to know about the physician workforce

Of active physicians in the U.S. in 2021, 46.7 percent were 55 or older, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges' "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."

North Carolina Medical Board, state auditors spar over information sharing

State auditors say they were blocked from completing a thorough audit of the North Carolina Medical Board's investigations into physician misconduct, public radio station WUNC reported Jan. 12.

Physician specialty preferences are shifting: 5 that grew, fell most

Sports medicine as a specialty grew significantly from 2016 to 2021, while pulmonary disease fell most, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."

Presbyterian taps physician staffing firm for 1 of its EDs

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services has selected a Tacoma, Wash.-based national staffing company to provide emergency department and hospital medicine physician and advanced practice provider services for its Santa Fe (N.M.) Medical Center, the Albuquerque Journal reported Jan. 11.

UC Health physicians push for stronger treatment protections with religious affiliates

The University of California's health system is renewing contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics, many with religious affiliations, and some of its physicians and faculty fear they could be barred from providing some forms of treatment to patients,…