CNN named Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong its 2018 "Hero of the Year" during the broadcast network's 12th annual ceremony honoring citizen heroes Dec. 9.
Integration & Physician Issues
As OB/GYNs we are all too familiar with holiday call shifts. On the one hand, our work family on Labor & Delivery always manages to make any holiday more joyful (potlucks and homemade goodies), not to mention the babies we…
About 150 physicians and other employees of Boston-based Brigham Health protested Dec. 4 against a proposed federal policy that would deem immigrants who have used Medicaid within 36 months ineligible for green cards, WBUR reports.
Pasadena, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine selected 11 new members for its leadership team.
More than 1 in 4 U.S. physicians were born in another country, as were many other healthcare professionals, according to a recent study cited by Reuters.
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Several underrepresented groups in medicine, including women, black men, and American Indians or Alaska Natives, made gains in representation in U.S. medical schools in 2018, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
As the U.S. population ages and continues to grow, the employment demand for doctors and other health professionals is also increasing. This past year, as the U.S. economy grew, the market for physicians and nurse practitioners reflected that strong growth.
The Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine announced several policy changes in light of a plethora of allegations against medical school officials claiming the institution served as a "hostile work environment" for women, the Bristol Herald Courier reports.
While plans are in motion for Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University Hospital to oversee management of a new hospital in the city, Howard University officials are concerned about how the potential arrangement will affect its operations, according to WUSA9 News.
About 50 percent of physicians report at least one symptom of burnout — roughly twice the rate of other American employees, according to data compiled by the American Medical Association.