Here are three recently appointed chief medical officers physicians should know: 

As physicians are leaving the field of medicine — some via retirement, some due to dissatisfaction and burnout and depression — what is motivating the ones who are staying to continue to practice?

Alan Garber, MD, PhD was appointed interim president of Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University Jan. 2 following the resignation of Claudine Gay, PhD.

Here are six physician fraud cases making headlines that Becker's has reported on so far in February: 

California has the most total primary care physicians, according to a January report from KFF. 

Urology is the most depressed physician specialty, according to a study from the American Medical Association.

Hospitalists are less burned out in 2024 than 2023, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Burnout & Depression Report 2024."

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons appointed Paul Tornetta III, MD, PhD, its 92nd president. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is one of the largest physician groups in the United States based on the number of physicians it employs. 

Amazon continued to increase its hand in healthcare when it announced a new benefit for its Prime members in November.

Among physicians who are parents, female physicians are more often conflicted by work demands when compared to male physicians, according to Medscape's "Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2024."

Benjamin "Kyle" Potter, MD, has been named the next chair of orthopedic surgery at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine.

Increasing compensation and making work schedules more flexible were tied for the top workplace measures to help with hospitalists' burnout, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Burnout & Depression Report 2024."

Advanced Urology Centers of New York, a division of Farmingdale, N.Y.-based Integrated Medical Professionals, was named the No. 1 physician practice with the most Top Doctors in urology care across the U.S. by Castle Connolly.

Here is the average hourly pay for family medicine physicians by state, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Noncompete laws are changing nationwide. Here are some recent moves regarding the policies in three states:

A urologist is suing his former employer, Scranton, Pa.-based Commonwealth Health Physician Network, for enforcing a noncompete agreement that limits his ability to practice locally, Medscape Medical News reported Feb. 15. 

Here is the average hourly pay for anesthesiologists by state, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Trenton, N.J., is the worst state capital to live in, according to a Feb. 13 report from WalletHub.

Whether the purpose is to supplement one's income or to transition out of the field of medicine, so-called "side hustles" offer many benefits to physicians, according to a Feb. 14 blog post by Passive Income MD.