Two states are considering bills that would require medical schools to use A-F grading systems instead of pass-fail. Indiana and Texas are considering SB 289 and HB 5294, respectively, both of which would eliminate pass/fail grading for medical schools and…
Integration & Physician Issues
More medical students are joining dual programs to earn a master’s in public health or business administration degree or a PhD alongside their MD, according to an Association of American Medical Colleges report. Here is what to know: 1. The…
A recent study found clinical notes could be used to identify fatigued physicians. The study, published July 1 in Nature, used data from 129,228 ED visits to a single academic medical center over 2010 to 2012 to train a language…
Provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would limit the amount of federal student loans medical students can borrow, and critics worry this could worsen physician shortages across rural areas and specialties. But for one chief medical officer, the…
The federal government’s visa restrictions for several countries are hindering hundreds of international physicians who have been accepted into U.S.-based medical residencies, NBC News reported June 24. In May, the White House limited travel from seven countries and banned travel…
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Dermatologists are the least likely specialty to leave their position, while anesthesiologists are the most likely, according to an American Medical Association report published June 24. The “AMA Organizational Biopsy” surveyed nearly 18,000 physicians across 43 states and more than…
The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, Calif., is partnering with the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in Los Angeles to launch an integrated MD/MBA program. The dual-degree program is designed to equip medical students with essential…
Hundreds of hospitals nationwide are closely monitoring visa delays and travel restrictions enacted by the Trump administration, which have disrupted the onboarding process for thousands of international medical school graduates scheduled to begin residency programs July 1, The New York…
In a state first, the University of Arizona will open a three-year pathway for medical degrees at two of its medical schools. The program will be offered to students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson and the University…
Prior authorizations are increasingly straining the healthcare industry, according to a survey of 1,000 practicing physicians in the U.S. The American Medical Association conducted the survey, which included 400 primary care physicians and 600 specialists, in December. Prior authorizations impose…