Employment Trends

Women doctors are fleeing medicine. Technology, autonomy and compensation for time all could help them stay to treat patients.

A surgeon in longtime independent practice shares lessons from dealing with the micro- and macroeconomic forces over medicine.

Is DPC for me? Hear from physicians who made the switch and found success.

Panacea Financial's 2026 customer survey shows the financial strain of medicine doesn't ease with attending salary.

Experity Chief Medical Officer Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care is becoming a broader front door to care.

Four primary care experts unpack a landmark report showing that investing in primary care isn't just good medicine — it's the most powerful cost-reduction strategy the U.S. isn't using.

Two-thirds of health care finance chiefs cite government funding uncertainty as their biggest concern in Strata Decision Technology's 2026 report.

AMA examines 10-year trends across salary, productivity, practice financial performance and bonuses.

Many physicians describe their reality with words like burnout, administrative overload and workforce strain. But that’s not the full story. To move the needle, we have to look deeper.

AMA Organizational Biopsy survey finds third straight decline, but some specialties still top 40% burnout rates.

Across the U.S., independent physicians are leading a quiet resurgence, rediscovering the connection and fulfillment that drew them to medicine in the first place.

Could it be that female physicians are fed up with workplace bias and lower pay? A new study quantifies attrition.

An emergency medicine resident with a valid work permit was taken into custody at an airport days after a family physician was detained at a nearby Border Patrol checkpoint.

What physicians should consider when searching for staff and bringing the aboard in 2026.

A slideshow with figures from the Match and AAFP.

Federal Trade Commission forms Healthcare Task Force to target anticompetitive practices, protect patients.

Staffing shortages, rising patient acuity and the spread of AI self-diagnosis tools are all hitting the health care system at the same time.

The results are in: AI is changing the health care workforce forever. Are you ready?

Rosemarie Aznavorian says acuity matters more than ratios, and when patients self-treat before arriving, hospitals need even more nurses to care for them.

ACP position paper outlines how the U.S. health care system's institutional barriers hinder physicians and budding doctors.

Sustainable growth comes from balancing three priorities: patient relationships, financial health, and operational consistency.

Misdiagnosis, contraindicated treatments and missed care are all on the table when AI becomes a patient's first (and only) stop.

Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says unread lab results, treatment anxiety and simple curiosity are all sending patients to AI — sometimes before their doctor has a chance to weigh in.

WalletHub's annual ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds the Midwest and Mountain West leading the pack, powered by strong cost-adjusted pay, affordable malpractice insurance and low burnout rates.

It’s not just burnout when patient numbers increase but doctors are not allowed adequate time and treatments for them.