The physician shortage in Hawaii has gotten more severe over the last year according to the Hawaii Tribune Herland reported Jan. 20. The report highlights a recent study, The Hawaii Physicians Workforce Report, which found that the state was short…
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Efforts to unionize among physicians have been on the rise over the last several years as they face increased pressures from burnout, corporatization and rising inflation. Here are five things to know about the state of physician unionization in 2026:…
Lawmakers in New Mexico are working to address the results of a survey that identified a significant number of physicians looking to leave the state, KRQE News reported Jan. 19. The survey, conducted by the Legislative Finance Committee and the…
Gainesville-based HCA Florida Healthcare and The UCF College of Medicine in Orlando will launch an internal medicine residency program at HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee, with the first class of 12 residents starting in July 2026, South Florida Hospital…
Representatives in Alabama have proposed a bill that aims to address the ongoing physician shortage by changing the state’s existing rural physician tax credit program, ABC News 3340 reported Jan. 12. The bill would increase the current program’s annual incentive…
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In recent years, a swell of states has adopted laws to lessen the requirements for foreign-trained physicians to join the U.S. workforce. The laws aim to combat the nation’s growing physician shortage, which is becoming more urgent as patient acuity rises, more physicians approach retirement…
Technological developments, corporate interests and an aging population have transformed healthcare over the last several years creating new demands and challenges for incoming physicians. Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the things they believe need to change about medical…
While medical residency programs have seen some recent growth in residency slots, gaps persist between the number of applicants and the number of available positions—deepening the ongoing shortage of physicians in the U.S. Medicus Healthcare Solutions provides a breakdown of…
Numerous challenges face medical schools and universities in 2026 as new restrictions limit student loans for incoming students and the physician shortage deepens. Four physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest challenges facing medical academia in the year ahead. Editor’s…
One in 10 needed physician roles go unfilled, according to Medicus Healthcare Solutions’ recently published “The Physician Workforce Under Pressure” white paper. Here are five statistics, trends and data points that characterize the U.S. physician workforce and ongoing physician shortage,…