Physician Workforce

Banner Health and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are expanding the Graduate Medical Education programs with 229 additional residency and fellowship programs, according to a June 22 release.

Here are seven CMS moves made since April physicians should know:

The American College of Radiology has partnered with the American Medical Association to create advocacy resources on "scope creep."

Here is the percentage of physicians who have a net worth over $5 million compared to the percentage of physicians who described themselves as "happy" or "very happy" by specialty, according to Medscape's Lifestyle and Physician Wealth reports:

The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates has voted to oppose noncompete contracts for physicians employed by for-profit or nonprofit hospitals, hospital systems and staffing company employers.

One in 5 physicians report inadequate support from executives and leadership, according to a survey conducted by Jarrad.

Two-thirds of physicians and biomedical scientists reported harassment on social media following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published June 14 in JAMA Network Open and conducted by researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago.

The American Medical Association has launched a national survey to document changes to physician practice expenses.

The American Medical Association has introduced a policy advocating for the removal of irrelevant mental health information in the licensing and credentialing process at its annual meeting.

The American Medical Association House of Delegates voted to adopt four new policies during the first day of its annual meeting June 12.