Physician Workforce

Physicians and nurses from 19 countries covered by a December 2025 US immigration ban represent a small but geographically concentrated share of the U.S. clinical workforce — and the communities where they practice are disproportionately already struggling to find enough…

Here are eight updates on unionization efforts and other labor organizing among clinicians and hospitals and health systems in May, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Nurses at Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital, who are represented by the Maine State Nurses Association/National…

Primary care shortages have been a persistent issue in healthcare, with the number of Americans living in designated primary care shortages increasing by about 21% in 2025. But new data indicates that relief may be on the horizon for the…

Patients’ trust in their physicians — or at least the perception of that trust — has declined drastically over the last decade, according to a Medscape survey released May 27. The survey evaluated responses of 400 U.S. physicians from Feb.…

A wave of new medical schools has opened or broken ground across the U.S. in the last few years — an expansion driven by a projected physician shortage that the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates could reach 86,000 by 2036.  The…

The medical field is changing at a rapid pace, from new trends in practice consolidation to the growing ubiquity of AI and growing administrative burdens facing clinical teams. Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to share their advice to incoming medical…

A study published May 7 in The Permanente Journal revealed that the reasons behind why physicians leave practice early are shifting. The survey evaluated responses from a sample of clinically inactive physicians from the American Medical Association’s Physician Professional Data…

A study published May 7 in The Permanente Journal revealed that the reasons behind why physicians leave practice early are gendered. The survey evaluated responses from a sample of clinically inactive physicians from the American Medical Association’s Physician Professional Data…

Here are 14 petitions for unionization, strikes, contract deals and other developments in the healthcare workforce that occurred in March, as reported by Becker’s:  1. The more than 475 registered nurses and healthcare workers at BMC South in Brockton, Mass.,…

Chapel Hill-based The University of North Carolina System has awarded more than $6.4 million in state-funded grants to support the growth of its rural hospitals and rural workforce training programs. According to an April 29 news release, the funding comes…