A murky definition of "professionalism" in healthcare confounds medical students, who are realizing the term is in the eye of the beholder, The New York Times reported March 19. 

Adults 65 and older account for nearly half of hospital admissions, and while this group is expected to grow nearly 40% within the decade, the nation faces a significant shortage of physicians specializing in care for older adults, according to data featured in a recent report from The Washington Post. 

The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has published an evidence-based guide to support hospital leaders in crafting a well-being strategy for their employees. 

Despite a rough match week one year ago, emergency medicine has made a rebound with a fill rate of 95.5%, according to results published March 15 by the National Resident Matching Program.

Tennessee was the first state to scrap residence requirements for international medical graduates almost a year ago, and 13 more states have followed or are attempting to follow suit, MedPage Today reported March 14.

Since nurse practitioners and physician assistants often see a patient before they see a physician, one surgeon is proposing a specific curriculum to train these clinicians to enhance their knowledge of opioid care.

Violence, to a certain degree, has for years been expected among those working in healthcare, multiple experts recounted to Becker's. But increases in the number and severity of such incidents since the pandemic have prompted hospital leaders to rethink how they address the issue.

A recent survey found 60.8% of physicians view private equity negatively, MedPage Today reported March 11.

Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine in New York City has established a Department of Public Health.

New Orleans, La.-based Ochsner Health is not immune to the workforce shortage, but has created its own approach to triage the issue, according to the American Medical Association.

Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., will open a health college in August 2025. It will initially offer two nursing degrees to students, with plans for other health disciplines to be added over time, according to a March 11 announcement shared with Becker's.

More pulmonary medicine physicians report having happier marriages than any other specialty, according to a Medscape report.

Nearly 20% of people in the U.S. receive health insurance through the Medicare program, but changes in physician fee schedules have made it more difficult for providers to stay in practice, according to a March 6 report from KFF.

Most of the top paying metropolitan areas for physician specialties are located in the East or Midwest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Amid a nationwide shortage of physicians, contractual noncompete clauses are making it more challenging for patients to receive the care they need, particularly in more rural regions, and physicians are pushing back, NBC News reported March 3.

No one owns the title "doctor," according to Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based ASC group Atlas Surgical Group. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Orlando-based University of Central Florida have added a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System announced March 1 that it will not reopen its clinic in Janesville, Minn.

Hospitals in Arizona, Florida, Kansas and Oklahoma run by the Department of Veterans Affairs are among the system's most at-risk facilities that are jeopardized by increasing climate threats, according to a report published by the VA and obtained by Inside Climate News.

Sixty-five percent of physicians said they see definite or some advantage of using AI tools, including nonclinical uses, an American Medical Association report found.