Healthcare Blog
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...
Locum Tenens Provider Spotlight – Dr. A
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Hospitalist Home State: North Carolina Practicing Locum Tenens Since 2006 Getting to Know Dr. A: Why did you first pursue locum tenens work? Flexibility. Choosing my own work schedule allows me to set aside dates I prefer to be off work....
MD STAFF POINTE HONORS LOCUM TENENS PROVIDERS THIS WEEK 2022
August 8, 2022 IRVING, TEXAS: MD Staff Pointe is honoring locum tenens providers and joining healthcare staffing agencies from across the industry in recognition of National Locum Tenens Week, August 8-12. MD Staff Pointe: Here for the expected, unexpected, and...
How Diversity’s Power Can Help Overcome the Physician Shortage
"Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) anticipate a massive shortage of physicians in the U.S. within 12 years. At the same time, however, the most recent data from the AAMC shows that the physician workforce does not look like the...
What part of the percentage do you make up?
Percentage of women in 29 specialties "Pediatrics has the highest percentage of female physicians compared to other specialties, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022." For the report, Medscape collected responses from more than 13,000 physicians...
Should Clinicians Use Emojis When They Communicate With Each Other?
"When a colleague of mine wanted to discuss a new and somewhat out-of-left-field research project that centered around the use of emojis in digital health care communication, I blanched. To the best of my recollection, I blurted, “Emojis have no place in medicine.”...
New Technologies Aiming to Help Rural Health Care
"Drones dropping defibrillators from the sky, wearable watches that improve CPR, and telehealth services bringing medical expertise to any location in the world are just a few innovations seeking to improve medical outcomes in hard-to-reach areas. The COVID-19...