Becker's Physician Leadership

The two physicians leading Cardiology Associates of Schenectady (N.Y.) allege in a counterclaim that Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners used noncompete agreements to dismantle Ellis Medicine’s cardiac program ahead of a potential Ellis affiliation with Albany Med, according to…

Voters in seven states will decide eight healthcare-related ballot measures, ranging from reproductive health policy to the future of Medicaid expansion and safety-net hospital funding.  The midterm elections carry federal consequences as well. Control of Congress will shape whether lawmakers…

Physician residents reported an average salary of about $79,000, up 5.4% from the previous year, according to Medscape’s “Resident Salary & Debt Report 2026.” The report, published Oct. 20, is based on an online survey of 509 U.S. residents across…

Sunlight AI, a startup with roots in Miami and New York, has come out of stealth with $17.4 million in seed funding to help independent physician practices compete with large health systems while doctors keep ownership, Refresh Miami reported Oct.…

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital said Oct. 19 its board has voted to withdraw an application for an internal medicine residency program as it “navigates the Chapter 11 process.” Oroville Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, less than a…

Social media has become a regular source of medical information for patients, bringing new questions, expectations and sometimes misinformation into the exam room. A recent study from Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University found that Gen Z participants who follow physician-influencers on…

Physicians who reported improvements in their immediate supervisors’ leadership behavior were less likely to leave their organizations over the following two years, according to a study published Oct. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at Stanford Medicine (Calif.) analyzed 7,351…

The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 13 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the 2025 deportation of Rasha Alawieh, MD, a transplant nephrologist at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 16. Customs and…