Integration & Physician Issues

Although high levels of job satisfaction can improve burnout and retention rates, enjoying the practice of medicine does not appear to be correlated to better quality care or fewer medical errors, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

A Florida physician said he and his fiancée hid in a closet at the Bellagio in Las Vegas with two dozen other individuals for nearly an hour after reports of an active shooter spread through the hotel and caused a…

The Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine opened The School of Medicine's Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment Oct. 2. The center is intended to provide students with a safe space to discuss their experiences and concerns about life as…

Jeffrey Murawsky, MD, CMO of Las Vegas-based Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, spoke to NPR about how the hospital operated in the 24 hours after a gunman opened fire during a country music festival Sunday evening, leaving at least 59…

A nurse from Tennessee was among the first victims identified after a gunman opened fire during a music festival in Las Vegas Oct. 1, killing at least 58 people, according to ABC News.

  Sanjay Gupta, MD, a faculty member at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, associate chief of neurosurgery at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital and chief medical correspondent at CNN, documented his recent visit to Puerto Rico and analyzed the territory's…

The majority of healthcare professionals said they have been victims of verbal and physical violence at the hands of colleagues and patients, according to a recent Medscape poll.

Three U.S. scientists received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Oct. 2 for their study of fruit flies and discoveries regarding circadian rhythms.

Regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services usually include one part carrot, one part stick.

  Thirteen medical schools teamed up to teach future healthcare providers about the importance of medical professionalism, DrexelNow reports.