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35% of Americans have visited primary care physician since April, survey finds

Fewer Americans are visiting their primary care physicians, undergoing medical testing or seeing specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey from The Beryl Institute and Ipsos.

Kaiser Permanente's inaugural med school class to use hybrid learning model

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente opened its new medical school July 27 with an inaugural class of 50 students and a curriculum that supports a hybrid in-person/virtual learning approach amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emergency physicians cite 11 ways to ease their pandemic-related stress

A vast majority of emergency medicine physicians said increasing the availability of personal protective equipment would relieve their stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows.

Med student creates handbook showing clinical symptoms on darker skin

A second-year medical student in the U.K. created a guidebook to help clinicians diagnose common conditions in patients with dark skin, reports NBC News.

Complying with CMS’s interoperability final rule using an intermediary

Within CMS’s Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule, Conditions of Participation (CoPs) require hospitals with an EHR, including critical access and psychiatric hospitals, to send electronic patient notifications for patient admissions, discharges and transfers to PCPs, physicians and post-acute providers…

64% of female physicians cite work-life balance as major career challenge: 4 takeaways

The stress of balancing personal and professional demands is the biggest career challenge among female physicians, according to a new report from Medscape.

Premed students call for MCAT to go virtual

Premedical students in the U.S. and Canada are urging the Association of American Medical Colleges to move the Medical College Admission Test online or make the test optional during the pandemic.

Viewpoint: No need to clap for healthcare workers — just wear a mask

Jeremy Rose, MD, remembers what 7 p.m. in April once sounded like in New York: city residents rushing to fire escapes and balconies with pots and pans, clapping and cheering on front-line healthcare workers as they ended their shifts.

US physician workforce gap likely to grow with fewer applicants from Muslim countries

The number of physicians from Muslim-majority countries applying to work in the U.S. dropped between 2015 and 2018, which could cause gaps in the U.S. physician workforce to widen, a new study shows.

Burnout at record high for many primary care clinicians, survey finds

Nearly half of primary care clinicians reported that their burnout is at an all-time high, largely due to financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey found.