Numerous hospitals rolled out new physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and expand the pipeline of future physicians.
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New physicians are largely dodging the infectious diseases specialty, with 44 percent of ID programs left unfilled after the latest specialty fellowships Match Day on Nov. 30, NPR reported Dec. 12.
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has finalized its board of nine with plans to welcome its inaugural class in 2025, pending accreditation.
The long-standing debate of whether to expand the role of advanced practice registered nurses has heated up as more healthcare organizations experience staff shortages and patients struggle to access timely care.
Half of physicians would refuse to see patients who won't wear a mask or social distance, according to a Medscape report focused on ethically challenging scenarios.
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Private equity firm Ascend Capital Partners made an investment in a large value-based care physician group.
Eighty-nine percent of U.S. adults say they have a regular physician or place of care, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund published earlier this year.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nation's largest medical school, has partnered with Jacksonville (Fla.) University to open northeast Florida's first four-year medical school.
The Medical Board of California is warning physicians of scam artists impersonating law enforcement officers, Drug Enforcement Agency agents or the medical board staff.
Nearly 80 percent of physicians say they occasionally or regularly question a nurse practitioner's treatment decisions, according to Medscape's Evolving Scope of Practice Report published Nov. 29.