Seventeen Physician Specialties Are Now Severe Shortages at One in Five VA Facilities or More
The VA inspector general's 2026 survey found severe physician shortages at 135 of 139 facilities, with radiology, urology and anesthesiology rising most.
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ACGME Proposes 12 Hours Off After 24-Hour Call and Drops the Every-Third-Night Rule. Comments Close Oct. 22.
Delaware Will Fund Housing and Relocation for Residents Who Commit to Five Years of Rural Practice. Terms Are Not Public Yet.
The FDA Wants Physicians on Its Advisory Committees. Here Is How to Apply.
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The Attending Job Search Is Nothing Like the Match
Residency placed you through an algorithm. Your next job depends on networks, timing, and questions most physicians never learned to ask. A practical guide to searching as an attending.
How to Ask for a Raise When You Are an Employed Physician
Many physicians accept compensation changes passively. Preparation, data, and timing can turn a raise request from an uncomfortable conversation into a business discussion.
Locum Tenens Is a Career Strategy, Not a Detour
Temporary assignments are no longer just a bridge between jobs. Used deliberately, locums can test markets, fund goals, and restore control, if you understand the tradeoffs.
Should You Trade Clinic Hours for an Administrative Title?
Medical director, CMIO, and dyad leadership roles are multiplying. Before you step away from patient care, understand what the work really is and what you may lose.
Making Part Time Medicine Work Without Quietly Working Full Time
More physicians want reduced or flexible schedules. Designing one that holds up requires clear boundaries, honest math, and conversations many physicians avoid.
Academic Promotion Rewards What You Document, Not What You Do
Promotion committees judge a dossier, not a reputation. Faculty who plan early and track their contributions can advance on their strengths, whether clinical, educational, or research.
What to Settle Before You Leave Employment to Open Your Own Practice
Independent practice is harder than it was and still possible. Physicians who plan the exit, the finances, and the first year carefully give their new practice a real chance.
How to Return to Clinical Practice After Time Away
Physicians step away for family, health, research, or other careers. Coming back takes planning around licensure, skills, credentialing, and confidence, and it is more achievable than many expect.
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What the AMA's House of Delegates Decided in Orlando, From AI Licensure to Downcoded Claims
By our count the AMA adopted 15 policies at its Nov. 6-9 meeting, including a bar on licensing AI as a physician and EHR alerts for downcoded claims.
Pimicotinib Gives Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor a Third Oral Drug, and the First Taken Once a Day
The FDA approved pimicotinib on Nov. 10 after a 56 percent week-25 response rate, the third CSF-1R inhibitor for TGCT and the only one dosed daily.
How Does Oral Orforglipron Compare With Tirzepatide for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
Orforglipron cut sleep apnea events 12 to 13 an hour more than placebo in ATTAIN-OSA, against 20 to 24 on tirzepatide's label, largely tracking weight loss.
The CDC's Ebola Entry Ban Reaches Its Eighth Order in 176 Days, Still Limited to Three Countries
CDC renewed its Ebola entry ban on Nov. 10 as Congo's confirmed cases reached 10,879, but it still omits Kenya and Nigeria, which had travel-linked cases.