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What the SCOTUS affirmative action decision means for diversity in medicine: 3 physician leaders react
The Supreme Court ruled June 29 that U.S. universities and colleges cannot include race as a factor in admissions, saying such policies violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, according to The New York Times. -
Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Georgetown School of Medicine faculty
Anthony Fauci, MD, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has joined the faculty at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. -
More physicians leave hospital after CEO was fired
Three physicians have left Norton (Kan.) County Hospital after the 25-bed hospital fired former CEO Brian Kirk. -
MetroHealth names chief physician executive
Richard Blinkhorn, MD, has been appointed executive vice president and chief physician executive and clinical officer of Cleveland-based MetroHealth. -
9 Amazon moves from June that physicians should know
Here are nine Amazon moves physicians should know that Becker's reported on in June: -
9 leadership updates in June
From awards to appointments, here are nine leadership updates Becker's has reported on since June 1: -
10 states with the most physicians
There are more than 305,000 physicians in the U.S., excluding anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and pathologists, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
MUSC chief physician executive named chief medical officer of World Lacrosse
Eugene Hong, MD, has been named chief medical officer of World Lacrosse, the international governing body of lacrosse spanning across 83 nations. -
Biden to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead CDC
President Joe Biden will appoint Mandy Cohen, MD, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as director of the CDC. -
Dr. Rajiv Patel joins Bluestone Physician Services as CEO
Rajiv Patel, MD, has been appointed CEO of Stillwater, Minn.-based Bluestone Physician Services, the largest on-site primary care provider for assisted living communities in the country with locations in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin. -
Dallas Mavericks surgeon named NBA physician of the year
Daniel Worrel, MD, has been named the 2023 NBA team physician of the year by the National Basketball Athletics Trainers Association. -
Dr. Bruce Scott chosen as AMA president-elect
Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist from Kentucky, has been named president-elect of the American Medical Association. -
Texas Children's Dr. Maria Bottazzi honored with Vilcek-Gold Award for revolutionizing COVID-19 vaccine development
Texas Children's Hospital's Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, Honduran-trained biomedical scientist and co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development, has been honored with The Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. -
Consensus COO Michael Lovett named president: 5 key takeaways
Consensus Health, a prominent physician-owned medical group comprising over 150 primary care providers and specialty doctors across 60-plus New Jersey locations, has announced the appointment of COO Michael Lovett to the additional position of president. -
Sutter Health names Dr. Todd Smith chief physician executive
Todd Smith, MD, has been named the inaugural chief physician executive of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, effective June 12. -
California Northstate University names former Permanente Medical Group CEO dean
Richard Isaacs, MD, has been named dean of the California Northstate University School of Medicine in Elk Grove, according to a June 4 report from The Sacramento Bee. -
Dr. Mandy Cohen likely to lead CDC: Report
President Joe Biden is expected to appoint Mandy Cohen, MD, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, to head the CDC after Rochelle Walensky, MD, steps down June 30, according to The Washington Post. -
'We want to set a model': Inside the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine with CEO Dr. Sharmila Makhija
Sharmila Makhija, MD, MBA, founding Dean and CEO of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark., recently joined Becker's to share her vision and goals for the school. -
California Medical Association awarded for diversity, equity and inclusion work
The California Medical Association was recognized by the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs as one of its 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champions. -
Cornell School of Medicine names new dean
Robert Harrington, MD, has been appointed the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
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