Integration & Physician Issues

A new American Medical Association survey of 301 practicing physicians shows 96 percent are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The U.S. could face a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to new data released June 11 from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth is dismissing an investigation into whether some students at its medical school cheated while taking online exams, The New York Times reported June 10.

Medical students from marginalized groups were more likely to perceive a lack of respect for diversity among faculty than their majority-population counterparts, according to a study published June 4 in JAMA Network Open.

Physicians should start doing biopsychosocial biopsies: a different kind of invasive procedure that doesn't involve needles or samples of bodily tissues, according to Michael Kahn, MD, psychiatrist at Boston-based Harvard Medical School. 

The American Association of Physician Assistants responded to resistance over its intent to rebrand the PA title to "physician associate" in a June 4 letter posted on its website. 

The scope of physician assistants' practice can be highly controversial, with prescriptive authority varying across states.  

Physician assistants' recent move to change their title to "physician associate" will create confusion for patients about who is providing their care, American Medical Association President Susan R. Bailey, MD, said in a June 2 statement to Becker's.

A recent push to change physician assistants' professional title could cause confusion about medical roles and undermine the importance of a physician-led care team model, thereby threatening patient safety, the American Osteopathic Association said May 28.

Amid the demands of today's healthcare environment, physicians at times must choose between prioritizing work or home responsibilities. And physicians who are women, single, age 35 years or older, and who work more hours and nights on call per week,…