IRCAD, a global surgical training institute, will open its North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., at Atrium Health's new innovation district, "the Pearl."
Integration & Physician Issues
The University of New Mexico is struggling to meet the needs of its cadaver dissection program due to a severe shortage of donated bodies, the university said recently.
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages.
Nearly 1 in 10 physicians reported having suicidal thoughts in 2021, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report'' published March 4.
Elk Grove-based California Northstate University College of Medicine was put on probation March 1 by an academic accreditation agency, according to a March 3 report by The Sacramento Bee.
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Jordan Toman, MD, a radiologist specializing in women's imaging, has joined Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic Radiology.
Medical students identifying as underrepresented in medicine were more likely to report exhaustion-related burnout, a Yale study published Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open found.
The Yale School of Public Health will transition into a self-supporting, independent school, and its leaders have pledged $150 million of endowment toward the school's teaching, research and practice, they said Feb. 24.
The American Hospital Association has voiced concern that a CMS rule prioritizes health professional shortage areas when distributing new medical education slots to teaching hospitals, according to a Feb. 23 news release.
For many, the ideal healthcare experience involves face-to-face interactions with physicians who listen intently. With the advent of the EHR, however, many clinicians find themselves focusing on their laptops, barely making eye contact with patients as they struggle to document…