Physician Workforce

The healthcare industry in 2025 is a challenging space for physicians, who face significant administrative, financial and regulatory challenges. However, there have still been numerous recent developments that support the expansion of the physician workforce and offer new pathways for…

In a Nov. 6 article and infographic, Medscape details the three best and worst aspects of working in an employed position as a physician. The findings correlate with those in Medscape’s Employed Physicians Report 2025.  Overall, three in every four…

Here are five recent statistics or developments that illustrate larger concerns and challenges physicians are facing in healthcare: 1. Twenty-two percent of employed physicians are unsatisfied or very unsatisfied with their autonomy at work, according to Medscape’s Employed Physicians Report…

Here are 13 updates on unionization efforts at hospitals, health systems and medical groups since Oct. 1, 2025 as reported by Becker’s: 1. Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans, represented by National Nurses United, plan to begin a three-day…

A federal policy that went into effect Sept. 21 will require employers to pay a $100,000 fee to sponsor highly skilled workers from other countries.  This policy, however, may disproportionately impact areas in the U.S. already facing severe healthcare shortages,…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is in the midst of a sweeping expansion, inking four major deals in the past year that are reshaping its physician network and competitive positioning across the Upper Midwest. As the largest rural health system…

A new class of medical schools is opening across the U.S., designed to expand access to training and bring more physicians to communities facing growing care demands. Below are five new medical schools that opened or were announced this year.…

Physician and healthcare CEO pay continues to climb. And for physicians, growing pay disparities, steep proposed Medicare cuts and years of inflation-adjusted declines, are reshaping how much physicians really take home. Here are 10 breakdowns of both physician and CEO…

The White House has confirmed the $100,000 fee associated with H-1B visa petitions applies only to new applicants outside the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 20. Here are four other things to know about the update: 1. Employers…

While the U.S. contends with a projected shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036, the American Board of Medical Specialties contributes to the bottleneck of physicians into the workforce, Paul Teirstein, MD, claims in a viewpoint published in the Wall Street…