Integration & Physician Issues

More than half (57%) of physician assistants described their relationship with physicians as very good, but 43% said they are only somewhat satisfied with how physicians treat them, a Medscape report found.

Kaiser Permanente's medical school in Pasadena, Calif., is extending its tuition waiver policy for one year, allowing a sixth cohort to attend tuition-free. 

Physicians, like Olympians, are highly trained professionals who do physically and mentally demanding work. Because of that parallel, physicians may find it useful to adopt the training elite athletes use to perform under pressure, Medscape reported July 10.

While burnout among physicians fell overall last year, several specialties still reported rates above 50%, according to findings released July 9 from the American Medical Association's national physician comparison report.

Seventeen health systems have been recognized for auditing and removing invasive questions surrounding mental health from physician credentialing applications.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is facing scrutiny over the issue of part-time physicians signing noncompete employment contracts, according to a June 18 complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $1 billion to Johns Hopkins University, making medical school free for students from families earning less than $300,000 a year.

Fewer medical school students are entering pediatric residencies after graduation, marking a troubling trend that could exacerbate the current shortage of pediatricians, Aaron Carroll, MD, wrote in a July 1 op-ed for The New York Times.

IU Health's recent move to cut noncompete clauses from all contracts with practicing primary care providers on Dec. 15 is a decision that the Indianapolis-based health system believes will help not only remove healthcare barriers but improve patient outcomes. 

Burnout has been a pervasive challenge in healthcare for years, hitting record high levels among physicians in 2021, when nearly 63% reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. New survey data from the American Medical Association suggests progress is…