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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

(Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace. It’s a growing crisis affecting over half of all doctors in the U.S.,

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The Physicians Foundation Finds that Physician Wellbeing Remains Critically Low; New Survey Unveils Impact of Healthcare Consolidation

The Physicians Foundation

The State of Current and Future Physician Wellbeing Since the pandemic, the state of physician wellbeing remains low—and the wellbeing of residents and medical students is even lower. Burnout is leading to challenges and tragic outcomes affecting mental health with many still afraid of seeking help.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit. and hear about their programs.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” There was an assessment that was focused on four spiritual domains.

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Storytelling in Medicine: A Podcast with Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani

GeriPal

We’ve also love to hear from you on twitter and facebook your own experiences writing for the medical world (and please include links!) And so, it’s about going live on stage in the medical audience, and everything from the whiteboard in the surgery room saying, “Here’s the lineup. This is Eric Widera.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

Well, Haider has an intimate relationship with pain, having experienced chronic pain himself and now having dove deep into the latest research on pain for his new book The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. . I thought I couldn’t finish medical school. I heard this loud click. I couldn’t move any of my body.