Minnesota is the top-paying state for four physician specialties when adjusted for cost of living. Becker’s used the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics salary data, released May 15, to determine the hourly pay rate by state and used 2025 cost-of-living…
Integration & Physician Issues
A wave of new medical schools has opened or broken ground across the U.S. in the last few years — an expansion driven by a projected physician shortage that the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates could reach 86,000 by…
Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University, Medical Faculty Associates and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services have reached a definitive agreement regarding a new academic affiliation arrangement for George Washington University Hospital and Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center. The deal…
Research suggests mid-career surgeons are more likely to leave clinical practice than those with more than 15 years or less than nine years of experience, according to a study published May 20 in the Journal of the American College of…
Fifty-nine percent of healthcare executives said in a recent survey that physician specialists are the most difficult clinical job to fill, but the specialty that is most difficult for systems varies by state. Hospitals and health systems are grappling with…
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Cleveland Clinic is incorporating research, education and clinical care for cardiovascular health conditions related to space travel. The Space Health Center was established in the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic, according to an April 29 system news…
Dermatology and orthopedics ranked as the most appealing specialties to residents and medical students, according to a Medscape report. “The Race for Relevance: Medscape Most Popular Specialties for Doctors Report 2026” surveyed 5,916 physicians across 29 specialties between Sept. 5…
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed a bill into law May 12 that allows experienced PAs to practice without a formal on-paper agreement with physicians and formally adopts the “physician associates” title. Under the law, PAs with more than 6,000 hours…
Visa renewals are processing again, but health systems and international physicians still have no clear path forward. In late April, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its website to indicate physicians were no longer subject to a visa processing…
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, MD, a nurse practitioner and pediatric educator, graduated with her medical degree at 72 years old, The Washington Post reported May 10. Dr. Zuidgeest-Craft had planned to attend medical school at age 40, but delayed her dream to…