Integration & Physician Issues

The dean of the Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine issued a public apology to students Jan. 26 after an administrator issued an email advising Chinese students to refrain from speaking their native language and "commit to using English…

Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, will close its primary care office April 5, according to the Bangor Daily News.  

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will reportedly visit Detroit Medical Center's cardiology residency program in February, roughly five months after several top program directors were asked to resign or step down, Crain's Detroit Business reports.

The American Medical Association filed an amicus brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Jan. 22 arguing that "the do-nothing approach to firearm violence is particularly unacceptable to physicians," because they, like their community members, must deal with the repercussions of…

Coffee for a good cause? One Inova Fairfax Hospital physician combined his love for caffeine and medicine into a profitable side business to help patients in other countries obtain medical care.

Arthur Levine, MD, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, announced his intention to resign from his role Jan. 23, Trib Live reports.

Patients who arrived at the Granite City, Ill.-based Multicare Specialists Chiropractor's Office on Jan. 22 were greeted with a sign claiming one of the facility's physicians had quit because a female nurse practitioner had recently been hired, reports Fox 2…

The 41 physicians leaving Novant Health are reportedly joining a medical group based in Kingsport, Tenn., The Charlotte Observer reports.

A recent article by ECG Management Consultants discusses the new CMS rules and how they will impact Medicaire ACOs in 2019. 

A recent press release by Abbott announced the FDA approval of the TactiCath™, a new ablation catheter designed to help physicians accurately and effectively treat atrial fibrillation.