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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…

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: