Family medicine shortage: Why future doctors look elsewhere
Dr. Genaro DeLeon, a resident physician at the Cleveland Clinic, couldn't decide between pursuing surgery or family medicine.
Aug 24, 2026
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Reducing gaps in early abortion care
Amid moves to improve abortion access across Australia, new research reveals that while more GPs are offering early medication abortion, many women still cannot access the service where they live.
Jul 22, 2026
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Black and Asian doctors up to 30 times less likely to get training posts in some specialties
Black and Asian doctors in the UK are up to 30 times less likely to be offered medical training posts in some specialties than white candidates, data published exclusively by The BMJ today show.
Jul 15, 2026
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Wyoming wants to make its 5-year federal rural health funding last 'forever'
Wyoming officials say they have a plan to make five years of upcoming grants from a new $50 billion federal rural health program last "forever."
Feb 19, 2026
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More new doctors trained in New York are choosing to stay there, according to recent study
The percentage of physicians who go on to practice in New York State after completing their residency training continues to climb.
Aug 19, 2025
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Home care cooperatives offer solution to caregiver crisis for the elderly
Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans, a new study suggests. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, found that participants in cooperatives experienced ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Family medicine department chairs face high patient care demands and barriers to scholarly activity, survey shows
Research in family medicine is vital for improving patient care, health care systems, and population health. However, family medicine faces barriers to producing scholarly work, including high patient care demands and limited ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Too many Australians miss out on essential medical care every year. Here's how to fix 'GP deserts'
Some communities are "GP deserts," where there are too few GPs to ensure everyone can get the care they need when they need it. These communities are typically sicker and poorer than the rest of Australia, but receive less ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?
Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train primary care doctors: NYU Grossman ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Research highlights challenges in AI-assisted clinical decision-making
A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, Stanford University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the University of Virginia has studied how well doctors use GPT-4—an artificial ...
Oct 28, 2024
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