Report: Average Med School Graduate Student Loan Balances Reach $246,000A student loan of a quarter of a million dollars.That’s the average debt incurred by today’s newly-minted doctors who graduate with student loan debt. A recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics found that
First Year Residents Face Grueling 28-Hour Shifts
First Year Residents Face Grueling 28-Hour ShiftsMed students, get ready for some grueling shifts. Beginning July 1st, doctors in their first year of practice will be allowed to work shifts up to 24 hours long in direct patient care in hospitals all over the United States. The move lifts the
Disability Among Medical Students Up To 9 Times Higher Than Previously Believed – And What It Means To Employers
Disability Among Medical Students Up To 9 Times Higher Than Previously Believed – And What It Means To EmployersRecent research from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) indicates that there are far more people making it through medical school with disabilities than we imagined.
Beating Burnout
Beating BurnoutBurnout is real – and it’s an increasingly common problem among doctors across the U.S. Physicians are being increasingly squeezed between tightening reimbursement rates, the demands of practice management, liability concerns, demanding schedules, regulatory burdens and the relentless
Top Trends in 2017 For Physicians to Watch
Top Trends in 2017 For Physicians to Watch2017 promises to be a volatile and challenging year for the health care industry as a whole. President-Elect Trump is likely to push Congress to make significant changes to the way health insurance is marketed and sold, and doctors are going to be in the
New Years Resolutions for Doctors
New Years Resolutions for DoctorsThe New Year is traditionally a time to act on plans for self-improvement. Millions of Americans will be working to lose weight, to achieve success at work, improve their 2 mile run time, or to achieve a variety of financial and personal goals. Here are some great
Doctors Must Improve Cybersecurity
Doctors Must Improve CybersecurityIf you’re a physician in private practice, computer security is a critical operation. Since all your patient records are by definition sensitive, personally identifiable information (PII), a data breach or compromise can potentially be very damaging to your patients
Is Your Medical Specialty Among the Top Earners?
Is Your Medical Specialty Among the Top Earners?Want to know what your fellow docs are getting paid? The 2016 Medscape Physician Compensation Report is out. Here are some of the key findings:The five specialties that are among the top earners are as follows:Orthopedics: $443,000Cardiology: