Pathologists, hematologist-oncologists and podiatrists are the most likely physicians to search for a job in another state, according to a Sept. 4 blog post from Marit Health. The analysis of job search behavior from 18,000 clinicians found wide variation in…
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Members of Doctors Council-SEIU began a four-day strike Sept. 14 at Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital campuses in Coon Rapids, Minn., and Fridley, Minn., according to a union news release shared with Becker’s. Hospice nurses represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota &…
Health systems’ leave policies, workplace support and leadership sensitivity may affect physicians’ ability to return to work after a life-threatening illness or medical event, a study found. Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia interviewed 22…
Physicians still get real satisfaction from the patient side of the job, but two forces are testing that bond: the growing footprint of AI in care decisions and the rising cost of getting treated at all, according to a report…
The American Association for Physician Leadership has published “Lessons Learned: Stories from Dual-Physician Marriages,” a collection of first-person accounts from 35 physician couples across the U.S. The book is edited by Deborah M. Shlian, MD, and Joel N. Shlian, MD,…
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AI has become part of daily clinical work for most physicians, but that has not translated into full confidence in what it means for their careers. According to Doximity’s “2026 Physician Compensation Report,” physicians are using AI more than ever…
A Wake County family nurse practitioner is challenging a North Carolina law that requires her to contract with a physician before she can practice in the state. Jamie Gallagher filed suit Sept. 2 against leaders of the state medical and…
University of Chicago Medicine is launching two new physician residency programs — a family medicine program and an internal medicine program — at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Ill., to build a permanent physician pipeline for Chicago’s southern…
Three out of four physicians say they would accept lower pay in exchange for greater autonomy or work-life balance, a preference that has remained remarkably consistent over the past four years, according to a Doximity poll of nearly 1,000 physicians…
Here are eight updates on unionization efforts and other labor organizing among clinicians and hospitals and health systems in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. More than 2,200 nurses and healthcare workers at four hospitals operated by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime…