Requiring a letter of recommendation from a physician as part of osteopathic medical school applications could act as a barrier to entry and prevent diversity within the school, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

San Francisco-based nonprofit Encore Physicians encourages retired physicians to return to treating patients and address the physician shortage in the Bay Area, according to an April 5 report from CBS News Bay Area.

Fewer medical trainees across the country are entering primary care, leading to a shortage of primary care providers, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.

Fewer medical trainees across the country are entering primary care, leading to a shortage of primary care providers, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.

California is the worst state for travel nurses, according to an analysis from healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health. 

South Dakota is the best state for travel nurses, according to an analysis from healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health. 

The California Medical Association released a list of recommendations April 4 designed to increase the physician workforce in that state and across the country.

Areas with the highest percentage of physicians who were trained in rural or medically underserved areas are also the most likely to offer community-based training, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund's Health of US Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.

Areas with the highest percentage of physicians who were trained in rural or medically underserved areas are also the most likely to offer community based training, according to the Milbank Memorial Fund Health of U.S. Primary Care Baseline Scorecard Data Dashboard.

AMN Healthcare recently released its 2023 Physician Billing Report, which examines physician and advanced practitioner billing and projected collections with commercial payers.

ENTs are the physicians with the highest rate of those saying they had suicidal thoughts in the last year, according to Medscape's "Physician Suicide Report 2023," which surveyed more than 9,100 practicing physicians. 

Two physicians connected with Becker's to share their thoughts on the push for increasing responsibilities and scope of practice of physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Multispecialty medical group and physician staffing firm Envision Physician Services informed the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity March 30 it will be laying off 90 healthcare workers from its Clearwater office, according to an April 1 news report from the St. Pete Catalyst.

Certain characteristics could determine the likelihood of a primary care provider collaborating with behavioral health professionals, according to a study published in the March edition of Annals of Family Medicine.

Physician empathy and communication were the leading cause of higher satisfaction among chronic pain patients, according to a study published in the March edition of Annals of Family Medicine.

Nearly 3 in 4 physicians reported medical misinformation has hindered their ability to treat COVID-19 patients and has harmed patient outcomes, according to a poll published by the de Beaumont Foundation on March 29 and conducted by technology company Morning Consult.

The Medical Group Management Association and Jackson Physician Search are partnering for the third year in a row to improve physician recruitment. 

On March 28, the California Department of Health Care Services began issuing $1 billion in one-time retention payments to physicians and other healthcare workers who worked at certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 

Resident physicians at Detroit Medical Center filed union authorization cards March 24 with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a March 28 report from Michigan Advance.

The Center for Disease Control has awarded $3 million to the Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health to improve access to rural healthcare, KWTV reported March 28.