Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents at George Washington University Hospital in Washington have reached a tentative labor deal, averting a strike. 

The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston has broken ground on a new medical school building, Live 5 News reported Dec. 13. 

Here are three union updates since Nov. 22, as reported by Becker's:

Massachusetts' Physician Pathway Act will soon allow foreign-trained physicians to practice medicine in the state to address the ongoing physician shortage, Metro West Daily News reported Dec. 11. 

Here are 10 layoffs and closures by hospitals or health systems that physicians need to know in 2024: 

Residents and physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston filed for unionization with the National Labor Relations Board Nov. 21, The Harvard Crimson reported Nov. 25.

Resident physicians and fellows from three Philadelphia-based systems are considering unionizing. 

CMS has published its list of teaching hospitals that were awarded new Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.

Medical residents and fellows at four Rhode Island hospitals affiliated with Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine in Providence are looking to unionize, The Brown Daily Herald reported Nov. 19. 

Primary care physicians at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals, both part of Mass General Brigham in Boston, are eyeing a unionization vote. 

Chase Howard, a healthcare attorney with Bochner PLLC, said the average physician employment contract spans more than 20 pages, according to a Nov. 6 Medscape Medical News article.

A recent report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment identified the influence a physician's onboarding experience can have on their overall satisfaction.

A recent study found fewer female physicians are practicing in high-compensation specialties compared to their male counterparts.

Here are five numbers demonstrating the impact of inflation on physicians and their practices: 

Physicians, physician associates, nurse midwives and clinic nurses at Portland, Ore.-based Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and six Providence women's clinics in the area have authorized a strike amid ongoing contract negotiations, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Oct. 23.

Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, while geriatrics represents the smallest, new KFF data shows.

Because of abortion restrictions, 60% of OB-GYNs in Texas said they fear legal repercussions if they provide care following evidence-based medicine, according to a report published Oct. 8 by consulting firm Manatt Health. 

Physician unions have been active in the last year, as resident physicians face a convergence of financial and work-life-related pressures. 

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, both based in New York City, received the Emergency Medicine Wellness Center of Excellence award from the American College of Emergency Physicians at the organization's annual meeting in September.

Electronic health records can be used to predict burnout of primary care physicians on a clinical level, according to a study published April 3 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.