Integration & Physician Issues

While the number of practicing physicians in the U.S. grew 150 percent between 1975 and 2010, the number of healthcare administrators increased 3,200 percent during the same period, according to data cited by athenainsight.

  Nick Stukel, a medical student at Washington, D.C.-based Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed a lofty goal last month: competing in at least one marathon on all seven continents, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

A medical school severely damaged by Hurricane Maria in September will relocate 1,400-plus students and staff to Harrogate, Tenn.-based Lincoln Memorial University's facilities in Knoxville, Tenn., medical school officials announced Nov. 8.

Any discussion centered on improving healthcare quality and access never takes long to arrive at a single, foundational challenge: A drastic, worsening physician shortage.

After implementing a strict vaccination law last year, California has not penalized any physicians for writing patients unnecessary medical exemptions, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

Physicians and nurses at Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy Virtual Care Center carry out all of the same tasks healthcare personnel at traditional hospitals undertake: checking a patient's vital signs, recording notes, even conducting exams and engaging in small talk. However, the…

  A Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center resident physician claimed he has received "hundreds" of death threats after a photograph of him taking a knee to fight discrimination went viral in September, according to Weny News.

Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Development and Diversity is looking to hire a manager of inclusion and culture strategy, the first position of its kind, according to a job posting on the medical school's website.

Less than half of physicians (47.1 percent) hold equity in their private practices as of 2016, which is down from 57 percent who reported owning a stake in 2000, according to a Medscape report.

A Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare Systems physician, who usually goes the extra mile for his patients, will go a few extra miles during the next five days as he competes in five marathons, according to WCNC.com.