Health Workforce
Q&A: Rutgers program seeks to address PCP shortage, promote workforce diversity
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School has launched a program to assist economically disadvantaged medical students while addressing the primary care physician shortage.
Lack of Black, Hispanic allergy and asthma trainees represents ‘alarming issue’
A lack of Black and Hispanic students in the allergy and immunology education pipeline could impact care among these populations, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
As barriers to workplace diversity in cardiology persist, experts call for key changes
Despite data showing diversity among providers improves patient care and outcomes, barriers remain to increasing the Black, Hispanic/Latinx and Indigenous cardiologist workforce, according to a recent review paper.
Hooked On Rheum with Angus B. Worthing, MD
I was attracted to rheumatology through exposure to excellent practicing rheumatologists early in my career.
Patients with autoimmune disease rated care from APPs similarly to that of rheumatologists
Patients who received rheumatology care from nurse practitioners or physician assistants rated their overall experience similarly to those who saw a rheumatologist, according to survey data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
ACR: Telehealth could offset dwindling access to rheumatology care
The recent explosion in the use of telehealth may compensate for ongoing trends in rheumatology — such as a worsening workforce shortage and rising patient costs — that stifle access to care, according to the American College of Rheumatology.
Black, Hispanic, Native American individuals ‘left behind’ in health care workforce
In 2019, Black, Hispanic and Native American populations were underrepresented in the current workforce and education pipeline for 10 health professions, according to data in JAMA Network Open.
Increasing PCP density could ‘substantially improve’ life expectancy
United States residents in counties with fewer primary care physicians to serve their population could potentially see sizeable increases in life expectancy with the addition of more PCPs, researchers wrote.
Medical trainees should enter workforce with plan for financial stability
Living simply and cheaply in the first years after medical training can set young rheumatologists on the course for financial stability later in life, according to a speaker at the CSRO Fellows Conference.