Physician Workforce

Massachusetts' Physician Pathway Act will soon allow foreign-trained physicians to practice medicine in the state to address the ongoing physician shortage, Metro West Daily News reported Dec. 11. 

Here are 10 layoffs and closures by hospitals or health systems that physicians need to know in 2024: 

Residents and physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston filed for unionization with the National Labor Relations Board Nov. 21, The Harvard Crimson reported Nov. 25.

Resident physicians and fellows from three Philadelphia-based systems are considering unionizing. 

CMS has published its list of teaching hospitals that were awarded new Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.

Medical residents and fellows at four Rhode Island hospitals affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine in Providence are looking to unionize, The Brown Daily Herald reported Nov. 19. 

Primary care physicians at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals, both part of Mass General Brigham in Boston, are eyeing a unionization vote. 

Chase Howard, a healthcare attorney with Bochner PLLC, said the average physician employment contract spans more than 20 pages, according to a Nov. 6 Medscape Medical News article.

A recent report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment identified the influence a physician's onboarding experience can have on their overall satisfaction.

A recent study found fewer female physicians are practicing in high-compensation specialties compared to their male counterparts.