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.

Emergency medicine physicians are taking less paid time off compared to other physician specialties, according to a Sept. 30 article on the American Medical Association website. 

Physician recruiting has become more competitive as market disruptors have entered the field, with more than half of residents now receiving more than 100 job offers in their final year, according to AMN Healthcare's "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives," published Aug. 5

The New York State Department of Health is providing a $432,000 grant to Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate Medical University, reported WRVO Sept. 16. 

Female physicians working in nonrural practices deliver care more frequently via telehealth, according to a Sept. 3 study published in Health Affairs. 

Physician productivity is a focal point of success for healthcare organizations, but many are slow to adopt formal onboarding practices, according to a Sept. 5 article by the American Medical Association. 

Advocate Health is taking significant strides toward addressing burnout and fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment for its physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) through its "Best Place to Care" initiative. With a focus on enhancing engagement and wellness among clinicians, the initiative takes a comprehensive approach to improving well-being by emphasizing transparency, community building and workflow improvements.

Independence versus employment is something that weighs on physicians across the country as reimbursement rates decline, operational costs soar and corporations continue to make sweeping buyouts. 

Talks between over 800 resident physicians at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) and University Medical Resident Services are at a stalemate after the union representing the physicians rejected the university's most recent offer, reported WIVB News 4 Aug. 28.