Physician Workforce

A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, imposed stricter borrowing limits on the amount of federal student loans that those earning professional degrees can borrow.  Specifically, the new legislation eliminates the Grad PLUS…

There have been several lawsuits, policy moves and other updates related to noncompete agreements and their utilization in physician employment contracts.  While some argue that noncompete clauses are important tools to protect vulnerable businesses, others argue that they stifle competition…

In a viewpoint published Nov. 16 in Medpage Today, Venktesh Ramnath, MD, a professor and pulmonologist at the University of California San Diego, reflects on his experience with burnout, arguing that its prevalence reveals deeper issues in medicine. Dr. Ramnath…

San Antonio, Texas-based Methodist Healthcare aims to expand its residency programs as the region battles severe physician shortages and “brain drain,” San Antonio Report reported Nov. 10. The shortage around the San Antonio area is largely due to brain drain,…

As healthcare evolves, new buzzwords have entered the collective dialogue among physicians and other medical professionals, reflecting shifting trends and issues in the industry. Two physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the buzzwords they are tired of hearing and why they…

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,…