Integration & Physician Issues

The U.S. could face a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians by 2033, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The estimate is higher than AAMC's 2019 report, which projected a shortage of up to 121,900…

Female surgeons perform far more household duties than their male colleagues, which may hinder career satisfaction, suggests research published in JAMA Surgery.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many medical schools to rethink how they conduct anatomy training, according to Slate.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the average primary care physician's salary was roughly $243,000, compared to specialty physicians, whose average salary was $103,000 more annually, on average, according to a new report by Medscape.

LMH Health, a single-hospital system based in Lawrence, Kan., announced June 17 that it was switching to a new physician staffing company. Two days later, it said the plan was on hold. 

LMH Health, a single-hospital system based in Lawrence, Kan., announced June 17 that it is entering into a contract with a new physician staffing company to provide emergency medicine and hospitalist services. 

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against the White House's bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program grants temporary reprieve to some 200 medical students and residents working in the U.S., the American Association of Medical Colleges said…

A tent erected to help New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel accommodate a surge of COVID-19 patients is now being used by healthcare workers as a place to get away from stress, The New York Times reports.

A new study has identified eight factors affecting the risk of suicide among healthcare professionals.

Healthcare professionals who attend religious services regularly are at a lower risk of death from despair, defined as one related to drugs, alcohol or suicide, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.