The American Medical Association is weighing whether to work with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or oppose policies that threaten public health, Politico reported Aug. 30. Since Mr. Kennedy was confirmed to lead HHS in February, he has fired…
Integration & Physician Issues
Baltimore-based Morgan State University received a $1.75 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop a medical program, according to an Aug. 28 university news release. Here’s what to know: 1. Morgan State, the largest historically Black college…
After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that affirmative actions were unconstitutional, racial and ethnic diversity declined in medical school admissions and matriculations, according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA. Researchers from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven,…
Like you, I built my career in healthcare. For years, I played a critical role in transforming the U.S. subsidiary of a leading global medical device company into a significant growth driver. I worked hard, was committed to its mission…
UNC Health has created an obstetrics and gynecology fellowship program to improve access to high quality maternal care and improve outcomes for patients in rural North Carolina. It is the nation’s first fellowship training program focused on rural women’s health,…
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A partnership with a medical school halfway across the country has supercharged the residency program at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. “BayCare already had a strong but modest academic foundation,” Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare, told…
Texas will become the 13th state to offer an alternative licensure pathway for experienced international physicians this September, The Dallas Morning News reported Aug. 13. House Bill 2038 — called the Doctor Act — will allow foreign-trained medical school graduates…
Internal medicine is the most in-demand physician specialty, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” The report examines data from 37,000 physicians about compensation and workforce trends, and the firm examined data from tens of thousands of job postings on…
Lakeland-based Florida Polytechnic University and Winter Garden, Fla.-based Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine have partnered to create a medical degree program that cuts two years off the traditional timeline, Fox News reported Aug. 7. The accelerated Bachelor of Science and…
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…