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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...

“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...
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...
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...
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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...

Patient encounters per shift: Who has the highest volume?

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March 12, 2025 Patient encounters per shift: Who has the highest volume? Who in hospital medicine has the most patient encounters per shift? Data from our...

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...

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Apps at the bedside

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WHETHER IT'S TO EDUCATE PATIENTS, calculate anticoagulation risks or choose the best test to order, doctors with smartphones ought to take some mobile medical...

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,...

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...
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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...