Integration & Physician Issues

Obstetrics and gynecology is the physician specialty with the greatest female representation while orthopaedic surgery has the least, according to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

The University of California Davis announced Oct. 11 a partnership with the Sacramento County Health Center offering a comprehensive trauma-informed program for the state's youth in foster care. 

Internationally trained medical graduates in Washington state have the opportunity to get their medical licenses within two years, with an opportunity for renewal, under a new program, according to an Oct. 11 Time report.

The Medscape Physician Nonclinical Careers Report 2021 published Oct. 8 found one in five physicians has considered leaving their current job to pursue nonclinical careers. 

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam had denied requests from hospitals around the state to reinstate measures previously enacted early in the pandemic to address staffing shortages and capacity issues exacerbated by the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, according to an Oct.…

The Big Ten Conference has selected James Borchers, MD, to serve as its inaugural chief medical officer. 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed two laws Oct. 7 updating physician assistant practices in the state under the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act and Medical Practice Act. 

Prisma Health has combined its two physician-led clinically integrated networks to form inVio, a new brand with centralized operations that has over 5,000 physicians, the South Carolina-based health system said Oct. 7.

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego are creating 250 air purifiers for locations around campus that filter at least 90 percent of the particles carrying the COVID-19 virus, according to an Oct. 7 report from CBS.

The American Medical Association honored 44 health systems for their efforts to support clinicians' well-being amid potential burnout. The organization unveiled the list in an Oct. 7 press release as recipients of the 2021 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition…