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Integration & Physician Issues

As the country grapples with a projected physician shortage, a wave of new medical school construction is underway — and the latest planned projects share a notable distinction: Each represents a first of its kind. The state of Delaware announced…

Some of the highest-paying physician specialties are also facing the most severe projected shortages. Becker’s gathered data from Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce…

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Stockton, Calif.-based University of the Pacific is opening a $150 million medical school. The Pacific School of Medicine will be California’s first MD-granting institution outside of the state’s largest population centers, according to a May 28 university news release. There…

The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 70,610 primary care providers by 2038, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. The dashboard shows the projected supply and demand for five healthcare…

Vascular surgery is projected to have the highest shortages of physicians, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis found. The HRSA workforce simulation model assesses the adequacy of the nation’s projected workforce supply for 35…

Midcareer physicians report the highest levels of burnout and job stress and the lowest rates of job satisfaction and feeling valued, the American Medical Association found.  The 2025 AMA Organizational Biopsy surveyed nearly 19,000 physicians across 38 states and 106…

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has expanded the state’s professional loan repayment program to offer physicians up to $300,000 in loan forgiveness. The expanded program allows full- and part-time physicians to receive $75,000 per year in student debt relief…

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