Nearly two-thirds — 64 percent — of employed physicians are likely to recommend employment over self-employment to their fellow physicians, according to data from the Medscape Employed Physicians Report 2014.
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More than 16,000 U.S. allopathic medical school seniors matched into first-year residency positions Friday, according to the National Resident Marching Program's Match Day data.
Here are seven statistics on whether physicians would choose their specialties again if they could start their medical careers over, according to a physician survey conducted by Sermo, an online community exclusively for physicians.
The American Association for Family Physicians has launched the PCMH Planner, an interactive tool for physicians interested in transforming their practices into patient-centered medical homes.
Kansas City, Kan.-based Providence Medical Center has acquired Family Medical Group PA, a six-physician practice in Kansas City, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report.
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St. Petersburg, Fla.-based All Children's Hospital, a member of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, is launching a pediatric residency program this year.
For the first time ever, physician assistants made an appearance as one of the most recruited and placed specialties in 2013, based on hiring activity from more than 200 hospitals and health systems compiled by The Medicus Firm.
Most hospital-employed physicians don't miss the business of running a practice, but many do miss having some say in decision-making, according to the Medscape Employed Physicians Report 2014.
A California bill would let students at accredited medical school programs in the state complete their education and earn an MD in three years, instead of the typical four, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report.
Employed physicians are on par satisfaction-wise with their self-employed counterparts, as 73 percent of employed physicians and 74 percent of self-employed physicians said they were satisfied overall, according to the Medscape Employed Physicians Report 2014.