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The American College of Physicians has launched an initiative to address firearm injury and violence as a public health issue.

Thomas Shockley, MD, has been named the inaugural chief health equity officer of Cincinnati-based health system TriHealth, according to an April 27 report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Becker's recently connected with three physicians to hear their perspectives on the impact noncompete agreements can have on physicians and their ability to practice.

From CEOs to chief medical officers, here are 12 physicians who took on C-suite appointments Becker's reported on in April:

Alejandro Quiroja, MD, has been named president of Corewell Health West in Michigan, effective May 1.

Less than half of primary care physicians in the United States receive value-based care payments, according to the "2022 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians."

University of Kentucky's College of Medicine is set to graduate its biggest class of physicians in history as the state and nation face a physician shortage, Northern Kentucky Tribune reported April 26. 

The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals released a statement against physician-owned hospitals April 24.

Eva Slavcheva, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of St. David's Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas.

John Corman, MD, has been appointed senior vice president and chief clinical officer of Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.