Integration & Physician Issues

Given the crucial nature of their work, Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, believes physicians should undergo periodic competency assessments after age 65. 

Researchers found feeling valued and efficient teamwork were two factors that reduced burnout throughout the pandemic. 

Rob Phillips, MD, PhD, was not burned out by the pandemic. In fact, he was invigorated. As executive vice president and chief physician executive at Houston Methodist, he said he was able to be an effective leader and help his…

Many of Mercy's physicians born outside the U.S. are settling in rural communities, often choosing to stay in small towns to practice instead of moving back to large cities.

Emily Lieberman, MD — a pediatrician who survived a mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., last summer — has mobilized dozens of physicians to share their medical expertise on the gun violence epidemic and lobby for reforms at the nation's…

Attending physicians and advanced practice clinicians in emergency departments are more concerned about medical errors resulting in patient harm than in malpractice litigation, according to a study published Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open.

New York physicians are advocating for a law that would allow terminally ill patients to request medication that will result in their death, the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal reported Nov. 20.

If used right, a signing bonus can be a significant asset for young physicians, a finance expert told the American Medical Association in a Nov. 17 article. 

Harassment and bullying are not new to medicine, but they have been on the rise the last few years — especially among female and minority physicians, according to a Nov. 16 American Medical Association article.

Many physicians and healthcare leaders say they plan to stay on Twitter to counter medical disinformation amid concerns about changes to the platform's content moderation policy after Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover.