Employment Trends

A new survey of physicians, nurses and health care leaders points to burnout, reimbursement uncertainty and the pace of AI adoption as the top threats to the system, even as national data show physician burnout easing.

A new JAMA analysis of 1,000 federally funded training positions found psychiatry capturing the largest share of gains, while the proportion reaching primary care and rural communities fell with each round.

Clinicians from the 19 banned countries cluster in communities that already struggle to keep physicians and nurses, a JAMA Network Open analysis finds.

Two Physicians Foundation experts discuss why where a patient lives may shape their health more than the care they receive and what physicians can actually do about it.

Burnout comes from more than just workplace overload. Here’s why doctors need training in personal finance

Carlos Cardenas, M.D., explains why a CMS request for information may signal the most significant opening for physician-owned hospitals since the Affordable Care Act slammed the door 15 years ago.

The Commonwealth Fund examines health care across developed nations and finds dismal results for the United States.

Four in 10 physicians have a side gig. Here are the data on who succeeds, where the money is going and what doctors who've done it wish they'd known sooner.

Policies are needed now to rein in private equity investments and protect physicians and patients.

Experity's Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care was never designed to replace primary care, but with a looming physician shortage and nearly 40% of Gen Z without a PCP, it's filling gaps the system hasn't figured out how to close.

Lumeris CMO David Carmouche, M.D., makes the case that AI's biggest opportunity in primary care isn't replacing physicians, it's giving them back the time and cognitive space to actually practice medicine.

Immigration can help this segment: Here’s what physicians need to know

AACOM report shows 98.76% placement rate for 2026.

A video explainer about why patients in direct primary care end up loving their doctors.

Burnout, hassle and unrealistic patient demands have replaced personal health concerns and rising malpractice premiums as the top drivers of early physician exits.

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.