Concierge and direct primary care models are rapidly reshaping the U.S. primary care landscape. These membership-based practices, which charge monthly or annual fees for enhanced access and longer visits, have increased in recent years — often operating outside the traditional…
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Accreditors have given Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine approval to increase its MD program class size over the next five years. The medical school will gradually increase its enrollment to 200 students by the 2031-32 academic year, up…
Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Froedtert ThedaCare is building dozens of townhouses for medical residents on a property adjacent to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah (Wis.), where its graduate medical education program is based. Three details: 1. The health system is building 56…
Over the past year, 18 primary care providers have moved from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham to Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, reflecting a longstanding battle for market share between the state’s two largest healthcare institutions. In November 2024,…
Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, with 41.4% of all primary care physicians practicing in the field, according to new data from KFF. In contrast, geriatrics represents just 0.3% of the primary care workforce, underscoring a significant disparity…
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New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is rethinking the traditional premed pipeline with alternative admissions routes designed to bring more diverse, practice-ready physicians to the workforce. Icahn School of Medicine aims to reduce rigid premed barriers…
Nearly 40% of adults living in rural areas have turned to emergency departments for care that could have been handled in a primary care setting, pointing to persistent issues rural residents face when trying to access routine healthcare services, according…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is pausing labor and delivery services at its Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, Pa., due to “unanticipated staffing shortages.” The maternity service pause takes effect Dec. 1, according to a post on St.…
Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health’s new joint medical school, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, has named its inaugural leadership team and more than 200 faculty members. The appointments include deans overseeing key areas such as education, clinical affairs,…
Rural primary care practices deliver a broader range of services than their urban counterparts, even as workforce shortages and federal policy changes strain access and affordability. These findings were detailed in a Nov. 12 report from the Primary Care Collaborative.…