Maryland is about to celebrate the opening of its first new medical school in 100 years; it is slated to open this fall, The Mocoshow reported July 23. Here is what to know: 1. The Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine…
Integration & Physician Issues
In eight years, the share of physicians working for hospitals nearly doubled due to hospital acquisitions of physician practices — and with it came rising prices, a recent study found. The study, published in July 2025 by the National Bureau…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is adding improv comedy classes to its medical residents’ training to improve the physician-patient relationship, NPR reported July 16. The improv workshop teaches skills that can’t be learned from a textbook, a participating resident told the…
Bentonville, Ark.-based Alice L. Walton School of Medicine welcomed its inaugural cohort of students this month, NBC affiliate KNWA reported July 14. Here’s what to know: 1. The school’s four-year medical curriculum integrates traditional medical training with arts, humanities and…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law July 4 established federal loan limits for medical students. Effective July 1, 2026, the maximum amount a medical student can borrow from Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans will be $200,000. A…
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The newly opened Charlotte, N.C.-based Wake Forest University School of Medicine is leaning into nontraditional teaching methods for medical students, NC Health News reported July 15. The city’s first four-year medical school opened last month and is welcoming its first…
The mortality rate among registered nurses in the U.S. was more than two times higher than the mortality rate among physicians between 2020 and 2022, according to a study published Feb. 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard…
In the last four years, Beth Israel Lahey Health has expanded its primary care physician workforce by 30%, but its specialty workforce has remained relatively stagnant, according to its chief clinical officer, Rob Fields, MD. There are a few factors…
Charlotte, N.C., was once the largest city in the U.S. without a four-year medical school. That changed in June, WCNC reported July 9. The Pearl is a “medical innovation district” created by a public-private partnership between Charlotte-based Atrium Health and…
The American Hospital Association has expressed its support for a federal bill that would increase the number of Medicare-supported medical residency positions for the first time in 28 years. The bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, introduced by Reps. Terri…