As U.S. hospitals cancel clinical rotations for student nurses and medical students amid the coronavirus pandemic, they could be delaying their entry into the healthcare workforce at a critically needed time, Kaiser Health News reported.
Integration & Physician Issues
Thirty-five percent to 54 percent of U.S. nurses and physicians show significant symptoms of burnout, according to a report by the National Academy of Medicine.
Many people in the healthcare industry still view gynecology as "women's work," which has harmful financial and personal consequences for female physicians, Sarah Temkin, MD, a gynecologic oncologist in Maryland, wrote in an op-ed in STAT.
For anyone in the healthcare industry, knowledge about the shortage of physicians isn't a surprise. For years, healthcare professionals across the nation have been waving the flag and advocating for investments in the physician workforce in order to meet the…
More than 100 physicians, registered nurses and physicians assistants in Massachusetts signed an open letter opposing legislation to legalize assisted suicide in the state.
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Five independent physician associations in Birmingham, Ala., banded together to create the state's largest IPA with more than 115 primary care physicians, the groups announced March 10.
The College of Health Care Professions partnered with three San Antonio healthcare employers to create direct pathways to healthcare jobs in the region, the organizations said March 10.
University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center's board on March 9 lifted a requirement that all physicians must be faculty, hoping to bring in more physicians and revenue to the hospital, according to The Blade.
Few family medicine residency programs offer buprenorphine training, which could hinder pregnant women's access to treatment, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine.
Only 12 percent of providers in the U.S. said they believe COVID-19 will pose a severe threat to Americans, according to a survey from M3 Global Research.