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2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

News & World Report in 2024 , the unemployment rate for physicians is 0.3%, which is less than the national unemployment rate of 4.2% Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in February 2024 by Mike Connors and was updated in May 2025 by MIke Connors to reflect new information. in April 2025.

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ACI’s Advanced Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on OTC Drugs, January 23?–?24, 2024, New York, NY — Featuring HPMer and Former FDAer Deborah Livornese

FDA Law Blog

This unique forum, designed for in-house counsel and executives, as well as private practice attorneys working for the OTC drug industry will provide invaluable insights on FDA’s most recent directives and compliance standards governing OTC drug production, marketing and distribution.

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Practice tip of the week: Be an on-time physician

Physician's Practice

This April 2024 article by Neil Baum, MD , on being an on-time physician gives this tip: Instruct new patients to arrive 20-30 minutes before their appointment to fill out paperwork or complete the paperwork online if your website provides the forms for patient demographics and a health care questionnaire.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Dave, MD, MPH , inquired how stressors may contribute to candidates failing the certification examination and Dr. McDonald stated that knowledge gaps were the primary cause, though ABIM provides safeguards to reduce stress like grace periods and consideration of compassionate exemptions for extraordinary life circumstances.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

I mean, the Laura, Carolyn and big shout out to Dr. Carolyn, who she and I were sleep fellows together and she’s a psychiatrist in private practice. And she actually did the feasibility study up in Portland with a local compounding pharmacy through with her Private practice practice.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

According to a 2024 survey , of the roughly 431,000 licensed nurse practitioners, 15% are, like Johnson, certified to treat older adults. Johnson and her husband, Dustin, operate an NP-led private practice in greater Seattle, Washington, a state where she can practice independently.

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Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

In 2024, 77% of ABIM Board Certified nephrologists due for an assessment opted for the LKA over the traditional, 10-year MOC exam. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Dr. Adey has provided updates to the Nephrology Board about this process at the last two meetings ( fall 2024 and spring 2024 ).