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Integration & Physician Issues

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based nonprofit Peak Vista Community Health Centers plans to launch a new family medicine residency program in the summer of 2015 or 2016 to help address the region's physician shortage, according to The Gazette.

Here are eight specialties that include the highest number of female residents, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges report "The State of Women in Academic Medicine."

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Every 40 seconds, an American suffers a stroke. That's about 800,000 strokes occurring in the U.S. each year. Strokes are leading cause of disability in the nation and the No. 4 cause of death. However, a major shortage of stroke…

Finding the right physician is an important decision. Patients weigh recommendations from family and friends, convenience, location, experience and insurance. For patients with a cancer diagnosis, choosing a physician or surgeon is all the more important. So how exactly do…

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