Physician Workforce

Marit Health, an AI-powered platform and clinician community, has reached 100,000 users 15 months after launching, making it one of the fastest-growing platforms in medicine, according to a June 23 news release. The San Francisco-based platform, launched in March 2025…

The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of more than 81,000 full-time equivalent physicians by 2035, with 26 of 36 specialties expected to face deficits. Here is what the data shows about which fields are most exposed and…

As physicians continue to navigate a host of challenges in medicine — from growing AI use to financial uncertainties — several recent developments could provide some relief among the workforce.  Here are three recent developments that support the growth of…

While unionization among healthcare workers and non-physician providers is a familiar phenomenon, resident physicians and fellows joining unions has only grown in recent years. “Physician unionization has massively increased since 2020, especially among interns and residents,” Rebecca Givan, PhD, associate…

A federal court has blocked the $100,000 H-1B visa fee that would have applied to physicians seeking to practice in the U.S., drawing praise from the American Medical Association in a June 8 news release.  AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, MD,…

Physicians and nurses from 19 countries covered by a December 2025 US immigration ban represent a small but geographically concentrated share of the U.S. clinical workforce — and the communities where they practice are disproportionately already struggling to find enough…

Here are eight updates on unionization efforts and other labor organizing among clinicians and hospitals and health systems in May, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Nurses at Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital, who are represented by the Maine State Nurses Association/National…

Primary care shortages have been a persistent issue in healthcare, with the number of Americans living in designated primary care shortages increasing by about 21% in 2025. But new data indicates that relief may be on the horizon for the…

Patients’ trust in their physicians — or at least the perception of that trust — has declined drastically over the last decade, according to a Medscape survey released May 27. The survey evaluated responses of 400 U.S. physicians from Feb.…

A wave of new medical schools has opened or broken ground across the U.S. in the last few years — an expansion driven by a projected physician shortage that the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates could reach 86,000 by 2036.  The…