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US physicians turn to overseas peers for COVID-19 advice

As U.S. physicians and hospitals brace for the surge in COVID-19 patients, they are turning to their counterparts in foreign countries already hard hit by the new coronavirus, according to STAT.

'Courage alone won't be enough': Advice from an emergency physician who fought Ebola

As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the U.S. and across the world, healthcare providers must get enough rest, remember to eat and know that "courage alone won't be enough," an emergency physician wrote in an article for STAT.

First 'single match' in history results in largest residency Match Day ever

Match Day 2020 was historic, not only because it was the largest on record, but also because it was the first "single match," which means it was the first time that all allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) applicants participated in…

Longtime UW Medicine pathology professor dies from COVID-19

Stephen Schwartz, MD, PhD, a professor in the University of Washington School of Medicine's pathology department, died March 17 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 78 years old.

Nearly half of surveyed primary care practices say they don't have capacity for COVID-19 testing

A new weekly survey of primary care practices on their response to the coronavirus pandemic showed that 46 percent of respondents have no capacity to test patients for COVID-19.

Physicians take drastic measures to protect families from coronavirus

Physicians, nurses and other hospital workers nationwide are taking extreme precautions to protect themselves and their family members from COVID-19, reports The Boston Globe.

Start life support machine early for severe COVID-19 patients, Chinese physicians say

Physicians from China stressed the importance of starting extracorporeal membrane oxygenation early when treating severe cases of COVID-19, during a March 19 webinar sponsored by the American College of Cardiology, MedPage Today reports.

Primary care recruitment: How 3 organizations are moving the needle

Effectively recruiting primary care physicians amid shortages in many U.S. areas has become even more crucial as hospitals look to increase their workforce in preparation for large surges of COVID-19 patients. Worries about staffing shortages are also emerging as the…

Schools canceling events, students celebrating virtually this Match Day

Match Day — the day medical students across the country learn where they will be doing their residencies — will be more virtual this year than usual, according to MedPage Today.

10 medical schools with the lowest acceptance rates

Florida State University accepted the lowest percentage of applicants to its medical school in fall 2019, according to a U.S. News & World Report short list.