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    Mass. hospitals join together to fight abusive patient behavior

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    May 24, 2023 Mass. hospitals join together to fight abusive patient behavior A coalition of Massachusetts hospitals has endorsed a “common set of principles”...

    Career updates for physicians

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    For more recent career updates for physicians, click here. December 23, 2021 Doc pay rose in 2021, but didn't keep up with inflation Physician pay rose...
    Emergency medicine codes

    Medicare simplifies E/M office visit codes

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    THERE MAY BE good news on the horizon when it comes to physician reimbursements and the burden of documentation. Physician groups like the AMA and...
    raising debt for physicians

    Two-thirds of physicians have med school loans

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    A NEW SURVEY found that two-thirds of doctors have medical school debt, with 80% facing more than $100,000 in loans. The survey of more than...
    Physician burnout

    The high cost of physician burnout

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    Published in the June/July 2019 issue of Today's Physician Physician burnout costs
 close to $5 billion a year 
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT is in the news again, this...

    “Public health crisis”: The latest on physician burnout

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    PHYSICIAN BURNOUT has been in the news in a big way, and most— but not all—of the news is bad. The biggest headlines went...

    Who most regrets their decision to go into medicine?

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    YOUNG PATHOLOGISTS and anesthesiologists were the most likely to say they regret their choice of specialty. According to a survey of more than 3,500...

    Bad news on physician burnout

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    Two-thirds of U.S. physicians feel burned out BAD NEWS for U.S. medicine: Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians say they feel burned out, depressed or both,...

    Is it time for a new physician specialty?

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    Is it time for a new physician specialty? TWO JAMA VIEWPOINT WRITERS argue that a new physician specialty is now emerging: that of medical virtualist....

    Editor's Choice

    The pros and cons of working locum

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    SHAUN S. BERGER, MD, remembers the moment he realized he wanted to work locum tenens. The pediatrician was working as a junior faculty member...
    Editor's note

    Career planning: never too soon

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    WHAT KIND OF CAREER do you want after residency? If you're still in your second year of training, you may think it's too early...

    Finding locum work

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    WHEN IT COMES TO working locum tenens, one of the biggest questions most physicians have is this: Will they be able to find regular...

    A look at physician compensation trends

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    Your first contract: Do you know what it really says?

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    THE CONTRACT says that your first job will be paid according to an RVU compensation plan with a two-year income guarantee. Do you have...

    Dress for success (and what not to wear on your interview)

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    CONSIDER THE JOB CANDIDATE who showed up in a rural community in a suit and tie even though he was told dress would be...
    Today’s Physician publishes a print magazine, e-mail newsletters and a Web site to help physicians in training and early career physicians prepare for and sustain a career in medicine. Articles focus on topics like creating a CV, preparing for the interview process, negotiating contracts, analyzing compensation trends, and preventing burnout.
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