Integration & Physician Issues

CNN released names Nov. 1 of 10 "heroes" who have changed the world in 2018.

A gunman walked into Hot Yoga Tallahassee (Fla.) Nov. 2 and fired a handgun without warning, killing two and injuring five others, according to NBC 2.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care CEO William Roper, MD, was appointed interim president of the university system on Nov. 1, according to The News & Observer.

A Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital physician claims she was racially profiled by two Delta Airlines staff members while trying to stabilize a patient mid-flight, according to CNN.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical School appointed W. P. Andrew Lee, MD, executive vice president for academic affairs, provost and dean, effective Feb. 4.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's new master's degree program for physician assistants at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences received initial accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission.

As the healthcare industry shifts to a new mindset – that patients instead of organizations should own their data – we look for examples of this approach in practice.

Chicago-based Rush University selected Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, to serve as president, effective in February 2019.

The American Medical Association announced a $15 million competitive initiative on Oct. 30 aimed at improving residency training in the U.S.

The American College of Physicians updated its position on firearms in a policy paper published Oct. 30 in Annals of Internal Medicine.