Integration & Physician Issues

Aaron T. Beck, MD, the developer of cognitive behavioral therapy, died Nov. 1 at age 100, The New York Times reported.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System announced Nov. 1 the expansion of its Centers of Excellence program with 32BJ Health Fund to include partner hospitals in New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

The number of New York-based first year medical students from underrepresented backgrounds increased to 21.1 percent, the first time the percentage has surpassed 20 percent, according to an annual report from Associated Medical Schools of New York.  

The Maryland Board of Physicians reprimanded a physician and fined her $15,000 after she attended legislative meetings twice via Zoom while in the operating room, according to documents filed Oct. 16.

Georgetown University Medical Center announced a new diversity, equity and inclusion longitudinal track, according to an Oct. 8 press release. 

The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure issued an emergency suspension order effective Oct. 23 against a physician accused of healthcare fraud and improperly distributing opioids, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported Oct. 27. 

The University of California San Francisco opened the 282,500-square-foot Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building Oct. 28, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. 

Giving U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents preference in residency matching processes may mitigate workforce shortages across the country, wrote Mimi Oo, MD, chairperson of the Alliance of Medical Graduates, in an oped for The Montgomery Advisor Oct. 27.

Here are five hospitals that have gained trauma center designations: 

Some healthcare systems have launched new residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages persisting around the country.