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    Health care job market takes hit, but still popular

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    January 14, 2021 Health care job market takes hit, but still popular While the job market in health care suffered a body blow in...
    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....

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    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...

    Is a resident stipend right for you?

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    AS YOU LOOK AHEAD to your first job, you've probably noticed that some organizations offer "resident stipends." The details around resident stipends vary, but...

    Two reasons you’re probably stressed

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    THAT ANNOYING TRAFFIC JAM isn't causing your stress (though it isn't making it any better). The real reasons behind your stress go much deeper....
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