Requiring a letter of recommendation from a physician as part of osteopathic medical school applications could act as a barrier to entry and prevent diversity within the school, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Physician Workforce
San Francisco-based nonprofit Encore Physicians encourages retired physicians to return to treating patients and address the physician shortage in the Bay Area, according to an April 5 report from CBS News Bay Area.
Fewer medical trainees across the country are entering primary care, leading to a shortage of primary care providers, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.
Fewer medical trainees across the country are entering primary care, leading to a shortage of primary care providers, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.
California is the worst state for travel nurses, according to an analysis from healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health.
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South Dakota is the best state for travel nurses, according to an analysis from healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health.
The California Medical Association released a list of recommendations April 4 designed to increase the physician workforce in that state and across the country.
Areas with the highest percentage of physicians who were trained in rural or medically underserved areas are also the most likely to offer community-based training, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund's Health of US Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.
Areas with the highest percentage of physicians who were trained in rural or medically underserved areas are also the most likely to offer community based training, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data…
AMN Healthcare recently released its 2023 Physician Billing Report, which examines physician and advanced practitioner billing and projected collections with commercial payers.