NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., will waive some physicians’ medical school debt in exchange for a seven-year work commitment. In an effort to attract physicians in difficult-to-recruit specialties, NEA Baptist is offering to reimburse medical school debt with…
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The American College of Obstetricians has stopped accepting federal government funding, which supports its programs and contracts, the medical society confirmed to Becker’s on Aug. 1. “Recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations significantly impact ACOG’s program goals, policy…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School has opened a regional campus in St. Cloud in partnership with CentraCare Health, a St. Cloud-based system, according to the medical school’s Facebook page. The new campus represents the medical school’s first expansion in…
Primary care physicians are leaving fee-for-service Medicare programs faster than specialists, according to a recent study. The study, published July 18 in JAMA Health Forum, analyzed Medicare Part B claims filed between 2010 and 2024 for services provided by physicians.…
Surgeons are 56% more likely to die compared to physicians in other specialities, according to a study published July 30 in JAMA Surgery. Researchers from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital, all based in Boston,…
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Healthcare groups are warning that caps on federal loan limits for medical students passed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could worsen the nation’s physician shortage. The legislation eliminates the federal Grad PLUS loan program and places a $200,000…
The medical school landscape is shifting this year in response to federal pressures and new demands in the healthcare space. Here are some of the top trends to know in 2025: Federal changes impacting schools This year, medical school funding…
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, Calif., is again extending its tuition waiver policy for the 2026 matriculating class, waiving all tuition and fees (including disability insurance) for students who enroll. The July 29 decision marks…
Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico is planning a $600 million expansion of its medical school, the Albuquerque Journal reported July 28. Here’s what to know: 1. The expansion will add a new on-campus facility, hundreds of hospital beds and staff…
Many hospitals are finding physicians to be less willing to take on roles beyond clinical work, leaving leaders scrambling to create new methods to attract physicians to administrative or faculty roles. However, this is an issue academic medical centers solved…