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Physician Compensation Shifts: A New Era for Recruiting and Retention
Hospitals must take the lead in transforming physician compensation by shifting from traditional fee-for-service models to value-based care that prioritizes patient outcomes over service volume. This transition will require collaboration with physicians, transparent...
I’m an ER Pediatrician. I Won’t Let my Kid Do These 5 Summer Activities
"Summer is around the corner. Pediatric emergency medicine doctors share the risky summer activities children should avoid and safety tips for parents: playing with fireworks, go in or around home pools unsupervised, swim in a rough ocean, spend time in the sun...
Survey Shows Burnout Not Common Among Locum Tenens Physicians
"Although physician burnout is common among most medical practice models, there is one niche that has thus far avoided it: locum tenens. A survey of 2500 clinicians found that burnout is rare for doctors doing contract work. Those in non-locum jobs had a burnout rate...
Locum Tenens Provider Spotlight – Dr. L
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Hospitalist Home State: Maine Practicing Locum Tenens Since: 2022 Getting to Know Dr. L: Why did you first pursue locum tenens work? During the early part of the pandemic, I had a lot of time to re-evaluate my life goals. I noticed that I...
Recipe for More Rural Physicians
"Exposure to rural medicine during residency training is associated with a significant increase in the likelihood a physician will practice in a rural setting upon entering practice, a recently published study found. The study—published in the Journal of Graduate...
Women’s Earnings in Medicine vs. Men’s?
Key Takeaways On average, women earn only 83 cents for every dollar a man earns. The more women in a medical subspecialty, the less money both women and men earn over time. Equalizing salaries immediately after residency completion influences the wage gap more than...
Why Diversity & Inclusion Are Needed in Medicine
"In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the authors equate teaching future doctors about “diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies” to “political re-education” and “wokeness.” They claim that “hyper-class and -racial consciousness that the AAMC wants to instill...