Physician Workforce

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed the Physician Workforce Act into law, WTVY reported June 1. 

Several states have enacted laws creating new medical positions for graduate physicians who have not found a residency position. 

Here are four ways pediatricians and family physicians can support children's mental health in their practices, according to the American Medical Association:

There was no significant difference in outcomes among patients of physicians with MDs and patients of physicians with DOs, according to a study from researchers at the University of California Los Angeles published May 30 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Here are six stats and studies Becker's reported on in May that physicians should know:

Here's what five physicians shared about the future of private practice with Becker's in May.

Here's a timeline of the three-day strike involving over 150 resident physicians at NYC Health + Hospitals' Elmhurst Hospital Center in New York City:

Joseph Anderson, MD, gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., joined Becker's to discuss what is driving physicians out of the medical field.

The U.S. is expected to be short 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034, and 1 in 4 physicians foresee burnout as a top reason to consider in their retirement decisions.

Electronic health records could negatively affect healthcare team well-being, according to a study published May 12 in JAMA Network.