A bipartisan bill, if renewed, would allow international physicians to stay in the U.S. after residency on the condition that they practice in areas with physician shortages. 

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a list of the number of active specialist physicians by state. 

Riverside County supervisors have approved a physician sharing program between California health systems Loma Linda University Health and Moreno Valley-based Riverside University Health System, according to a March 7 report from NBC Palm Springs.

Included in the American Medical Association's Recovery Plan for America's Physicians is a plan to fight "scope creep." 

Children's Hospital of Orange County in Orange, Calif., has expanded its physician wellness program by appointing Anjalee Galion, MD, as its inaugural physician wellness officer.

McComb, Miss.-based Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center has received accreditation for its new family medicine residency program, the Daily Leader reported Feb. 28. 

Cullman (Ala.) Regional Medical Group is seeking 20 new physicians this year to meet population growth demands, the Cullman Times reported Feb. 27. 

Here are eight physician workforce updates Becker's reported on in February:

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is looking to address the physician workforce shortage by launching a primary care physician scholarship program.

Of the 949,658 actively practicing physicians in the U.S., 63 percent have been burned out for 13 months or more — an 11 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels.

University of Washington medical school alumni who trained in rural locations in school were twice as likely to establish a practice in a rural area, a study published Feb. 1 in the journal Academic Medicine found.  

 As a rural family practice physician, Kerry Willis, MD, has seen huge income drops in the last few years. 

Burnout continues to be a cause for concern across healthcare systems, with 73 percent of physicians currently experiencing burnout, according to a report from Vital WorkLife. 

Central Oregon Providers Network and St. Charles Health System announced Feb. 23 that COPN has withdrawn its petition to unionize, according to a Feb. 24 report from KTVZ.

Healthcare advisory firm Chartis has launched the Chartis Center for Burnout Solutions.

Physicians from Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health and OptumCare Medical Group in Orange, Calif., have filed to form a union under the Union of American Physicians & Dentists to address provider burnout.

Miriam Hamideh, PhD, was elected president of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.

Here are five healthcare organizations receiving grants and donations Becker's has reported on since Feb. 6:

Here are four studies and surveys physicians should know that Becker's has reported since Feb. 14:

A Kentucky bill that seeks to ensure physicians have confidential access to mental health support cleared the Senate Standing Committee on Health Services Feb. 15, according to a Feb. 17 report from the Winchester Sun.