The American Medical Association named Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., its new president-elect.

Numerous hospitals and health systems have unveiled physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and expand the pipeline of future physicians. 

Since its opening in 2015, Nutley, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has graduated its largest class of physicians, the health system announced June 7.

A five-year curriculum to better prepare surgeons for communicating with patients and families about end-of-life care, surgical risks, options and treatment alternatives will be piloted in 10 residency programs across the U.S. over the next three years.

A physician's academic footprint is a way of measuring their impact on the medical field and is an essential part of the profession; however, not many physicians participate as they could, Arthur Lazarus, MD, a member of the editorial board of the American Association for Physician Leadership and an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, said in an opinion piece published May 30 on MedPage Today. 

Primary care physicians are performing fewer procedures, but the Medicare population is growing, a recent study found.

What tasks are necessary for physicians to do, but are busy work that could be performed in a different way? This was the question that spurred innovations at Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System.

Hospitals reported the most severe physician shortage among practice settings, according to Doximity's "2024 Physician Compensation Report," published May 23. 

Hospital consolidation, its effect on physicians and the marketplace were the primary focus of a May 23 House Committee on the Budget meeting.

More than 28% of physician assistants reported being dissatisfied with their work-life balance, Medscape reported May 24.

The New England Journal of Medicine rescinded its policy that banned physician-focused publications from advanced access to embargoed articles, Medpage Today reported May 21.

About two years ago, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital had 10 urologists on call. By July 4, that number could drop to two specialists caring for an area of more than 950,000 residents, Asheville Watchdog reported May 22. 

A California bill that would nix most of healthcare providers' mandatory reporting requirements for domestic violence cases has passed the General Assembly vote, Pasadena Now reported May 20.

The inaugural class of the nation's first Native American-affiliated medical school graduated May 16. 

The evolving landscape of surgical practice is characterized by the pursuit to optimize patient outcomes while reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies- an evidence-based care improvement process referred to as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).1 

Kaiser Permanente's medical school in Pasadena, Calif., recently graduated its inaugural class of students.

Lawmakers are considering removing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that limits expansion and opening of physician-owned hospitals, Medscape reported May 13.

For the second year in a row, fewer graduates of U.S. medical schools are applying to residency programs in states with abortion bans, according to a new data analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Physicians and advanced practice providers are opting for the flexibility of temporary, locum tenens work in seek of improved job conditions and to relieve burnout, according to an April 23 survey conducted by AMN Healthcare. 

Two forms of communication have been left by the wayside, leading to issues for patients and physicians alike, Keith Newby, MD, market director of community health improvement and engagement and cardiologist at Chesapeake, Va.-based Bon Secours Hampton Roads, told Becker's.