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5 notes on Match Day 2022
A record number of senior applicants registered for this year's Match Day, held March 18, though the total number of applicants fell from 2021, according to the National Resident Matching Program, which operates the residency program application system. -
South Shore Hospital's chief of medicine dies in diving accident
Robert McIntyre, MD, chief of medicine at South Shore Hospital, died March 17 after an apparent diving accident in Florida, according to a news release from the South Weymouth, Mass.-based health system. -
4 health systems launching residency programs
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages. -
How US primary care stacks up against other wealthy countries
Primary care in the U.S. lags behind other high-income countries in many ways, including access and continuity, according to an analysis released March 15 by the Commonwealth Fund. -
Atrium's innovation district to house global surgical training institute's North American headquarters
IRCAD, a global surgical training institute, will open its North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., at Atrium Health's new innovation district, "the Pearl." -
Donated cadaver shortage complicates medical training at New Mexico University
The University of New Mexico is struggling to meet the needs of its cadaver dissection program due to a severe shortage of donated bodies, the university said recently. -
4 systems launching residency programs
Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages. -
Nearly 1 in 10 physicians have considered suicide, survey finds
Nearly 1 in 10 physicians reported having suicidal thoughts in 2021, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report'' published March 4. -
New California medical school placed on probation
Elk Grove-based California Northstate University College of Medicine was put on probation March 1 by an academic accreditation agency, according to a March 3 report by The Sacramento Bee. -
Dr. Jordan Toman joins BayCare Clinic Radiology
Jordan Toman, MD, a radiologist specializing in women's imaging, has joined Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic Radiology. -
Underrepresented medical students more likely to suffer from burnout: 3 study notes
Medical students identifying as underrepresented in medicine were more likely to report exhaustion-related burnout, a Yale study published Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open found. -
Yale School of Public Health to become independent school
The Yale School of Public Health will transition into a self-supporting, independent school, and its leaders have pledged $150 million of endowment toward the school's teaching, research and practice, they said Feb. 24. -
Hospitals urge CMS to rethink distribution system for residency slots
The American Hospital Association has voiced concern that a CMS rule prioritizes health professional shortage areas when distributing new medical education slots to teaching hospitals, according to a Feb. 23 news release. -
More face time, less typing: How technology can foster more meaningful patient interactions
For many, the ideal healthcare experience involves face-to-face interactions with physicians who listen intently. With the advent of the EHR, however, many clinicians find themselves focusing on their laptops, barely making eye contact with patients as they struggle to document everything that is said. -
Global health pioneer Dr. Paul Farmer dies at 62
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, a professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of the global health nonprofit Partners in Medicine, has died at age 62, according to NPR. -
29 physician specialties ranked by 2021 burnout rates
Emergency medicine physicians have the highest rates of burnout among all physician specialties, according to a Medscape's 2022 Physician Burnout and Depression report. -
Public health, preventive medicine is the specialty with the lowest burnout: 3 survey findings
About 26 percent of public health and preventive medicine physicians are burnt out, the lowest level of any specialty, according to Medscape's 2022 Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physician Lifestyle and Burnout Report. -
5 stats on burnout among infectious disease physicians
About half of infectious disease physicians reported being burned out last year, according to Medscape's Infectious Disease Physicians Lifestyle & Burnout Report published Feb. 18. -
Political pressure affecting medical boards' misinformation policies
The statements some state medical boards adopted to prevent physicians from spreading COVID-19 misinformation are now threatened by political pressure to restrict medical boards' authority in this area, NPR reported Feb. 14. -
Study finds significant variations in physicians' treatment plans, care
Physician care varies widely, with some physicians much more likely to deliver proper care than others, even those working in the same area or organization, according to an analysis published Jan. 28 in JAMA Health Forum.
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