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."
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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.