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Physician burnout on the decline
Physician burnout rates have fallen below 50% for the first time since 2020, according to a July 2 report from the American Medical Association. -
10 states that will pay off medical school debt
The average U.S. medical student leaves college with $206,924 in loan debt, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Iowa physician pleads guilty to HIPAA violation
An emergency room physician formerly of Iowa City, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining the personal health information of multiple individuals. -
Meet the physician teams headed to the 2024 Olympic Games
As athletes prepare to head to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, so are their physician care teams. -
Medical professor charged in $16M fraud scheme
A federal grand jury indicted a pharmaceutical researcher and medical professor charging him with defrauding the National Institutes of Health of about $16 million in grant funds from 2015 to 2023. -
The state of physician shortages
The U.S. is expected to face a shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036 as employment pressures persist nationwide, according to a 2024 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Indiana physician sues health system alleging breach of contract
Orthopedic surgeon Greg Hardin, MD, is suing Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, for allegedly directing patients away from his practice, the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Inside Indiana Business reported June 24. -
Northwestern surgeons perform system's 1st awake kidney transplant
Physicians at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine performed the system's first kidney transplant procedure on an awake patient on May 24. -
Dignity Health taps physician as market president
San Francisco-based Dignity Health named Christina "Tina" Johnson, MD, as president of its Sacramento (Calif.) market. -
Physician pay vs. living wage in all 50 states
The average annual salary for physicians surpasses the living wage in the majority of states, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is how the states and Washington, D.C., stack up. -
Surgeons most likely to have behavior flagged: Study
Surgeons are the most likely physician specialists to be reported for unprofessional behavior, according to a June study published in JAMA Network Open. -
New Oregon nurse staffing law leads to outcry
A law requiring stricter nurse and certified nursing assistant staffing ratios at hospitals in Oregon has led to "hundreds" of complaints with the state's healthcare agency, ABC affiliate KATU reported June 12. -
The healthcare issue that brought 2 physicians in front of the Senate
Two physicians recently joined two dentists in testifying before a U.S. Senate Committee about a growing healthcare issue. -
Former physician pleads guilty in $2.3M 'pill mill' scheme
A former Alabama physician pleaded guilty in federal court alongside her wife for her role in a $2.3 million fraud scheme involving illegal opioid prescription, alabama.com reported June 10. -
20 medical specialties top list of occupations with highest median pay
The 20 occupations with the highest median annual pay in the U.S. are all in the healthcare industry, according to 2023 median pay data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recently updated April 17. -
PA compensation up $9K in 2024
Average physician assistant compensation is up $9,000 in 2024, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Assistant Compensation Report," published June 7. -
5 ways to fix rural healthcare: AMA
Declining physician pay and administrative burdens are worsening the rural healthcare crisis, according to a June 6 article on the American Medical Association website. -
The physicians leading the US' top 10 medical schools
Here are the physicians leading the U.S.' top 10 medical schools in 2024, as ranked by the U.S. Career Institute, an online career training platform: -
Is employed physician pay trending up or down
Employed physician pay has been trending upward every year for the last five years, according to Medscape's annual "Physician Compensation" reports. -
The 5 best, worst states for physicians to practice
Medscape laid out the best and worst states for physicians to practice in 2024 in its "Best & Worst Places to Practice" report, published May 30.
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