Women Run the World in Medicine The number of women in medicine is astounding. Around the world, women make up 70% of the global healthcare workforce. In developing countries, more than 50% of women held jobs with healthcare titles, according to the OECD, an international nonprofit that works
Average Med School Graduate Student Loan Debt Reaches $250,000
A student loan debt 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 Education Data Initiative found that the average student loan balance for graduating physicians is now
Doctor Disability: Staying Home When You’re Sick
Story at-a-glance Flu season increases presenteeism—working while sick lowers productivity and spreads illness.80% of physicians work while ill, risking their own recovery and their patients’ health.Presenteeism in healthcare can cause harm, linking sick clinicians to outbreaks like flu and