Here are five stories pointing toward private equity growth Becker's reported on in July:

James Manazer, MD, the former chief of surgery at Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio, is suing the health system for wrongful termination and defamation, according to an NBC4 report.

A Washington physician has had his license restricted after the state's medical commission found he prescribed ivermectin to five patients for COVID-19, The Chronicle reported July 26. 

Castle Connolly has named the top 66 LGBTQ+ physicians in the U.S. for 2023 in partnership with Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality. 

Kelvin A. Baggett, MD, has been appointed managing director of Patient Square Capital's newly established EMPIRIC Institute.

While medical school will teach students many of the clinical skills needed to be a physician, there are certain skills, including social skills and communication skills, every student should have in their toolkit when entering medical school, according to a July 27 article on the American Medical Association website.

Patients in Maryland will wait the longest on average before being treated in an emergency room setting, according to a new study conducted by Med.ro and sent to Becker's on July 27 that analyzed the average wait time from when patients arrive at the emergency room to when they are called in to be treated. 

Ira Monka, DO, has been named the 127th president of the American Osteopathic Association.

Here are five statistics that paint a picture of the current state of physician compensation.

Here are five recent efforts by universities, states and health systems to address the physician shortage that Becker's has reported on since June 22:

The Association of American Medical Colleges has published its breakdown of U.S. medical school faculty and department chairs by race and ethnicity in 2022, and it shows a lack of Black, Hispanic and Asian representation, according to a July 26 report from Stat News.

There are 514,410 active primary care physicians and 562,705 active specialist physicians in the U.S., according to May data from KFF.

Here are the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked by healthcare access and affordability, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund:

The annual physician turnover rate increased by 43 percent between 2010 and 2018, according to recent data published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Surgical errors, medication errors and anesthesia errors are some of the most common reasons patients sue their physicians, according to an article by law firm Morris James published July 11 on JDSupra. 

The Federation of State Medical Boards has released data from its 2022 Physician Census, which provides a comprehensive compilation of physician license and demographic information. 

Kevin Lewis, MD, has been appointed senior vice president and chief physician executive of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, which has 17 locations across Illinois and Wisconsin.

Here are six areas for health systems to focus on to improve physician well-being and address burnout, according to a July 25 report from the American Medical Association:

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health named Gregory Rokosz, DO, chief medical officer for Old Bridge (N.J.) Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, N.J.

Consensus Health Medical Group has added five New Jersey-based independent medical practices, which adds eight physicians and six locations to its network, according to a July 24 news release shared with Becker's.