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How much do hospitalists earn from extra shifts?
March 27, 2024
How much do hospitalists earn from extra shifts?
According to data from the 2023 Today's Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, hospitalists...
Is it time for a new physician specialty?
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....
Bad news on physician burnout
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,...
Who most regrets their decision to go into medicine?
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...
Career updates for physicians
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December 23, 2021
Doc pay rose in 2021, but didn't keep up with inflation
Physician pay rose...
“Public health crisis”: The latest on physician burnout
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...
The high cost of physician burnout
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...