Harvard Business Review gives a shoutout to PRR. Amid the horrifying loss of jobs brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been one countervailing force: an urgent demand for medical and technology professionals to return to work from retirement or a career break. To read more about this article click here –> https://hbr.org/2020/06/how-the-pandemic-has-created-new-demand-for-older-workers
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Life-changing decisions doctors have had to make since the start of the pandemic
Coming out of retirement In late February/early March, it became apparent that there just wouldn’t be enough medical personnel to provide care for the tens of thousands of incoming COVID-19 patients across the United States. Who could make up for the medical shortage? To read more of this article Click here -> https://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/article/6947?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ajm_49806
Read morePhysician Burnout
In a recent article in MedPage Today, David Nash, MD, MBA spoke about physician burnout – a serious issue facing a growing number of physicians. The statistics are alarming – more than 50% of all doctors claim they have experienced burnout with approximately 1 in 5 reporting they plan on working less in the new …
Read moreAs Physician Shortage Approaches, Medical Schools Expand
Since 2002, U.S. medical school enrollment has increased by 25 percent, according to a new report. The country is facing a physician shortage, and 10 years ago the Association of American Medical Colleges called for a 30 percent increase in enrollment by 2015. Now, the AAMC’s new report shows that medical schools are responding: 20 new …
Read moreAmerica’s million-doctor shortage is right around the corner
The doctor is disappearing in America. And by most projections, it’s only going to get worse — the U.S. could lose as many as 1 million doctors by 2025, according to a Association of American Medical Colleges report. Primary-care physicians will account for as much as one-third of that shortage, meaning the doctor you likely …
Read moreForbes and AAMC: The U.S. Primary Care Physician Shortage Worsens
In this article, Forbes reporter Bruce Japsen reports on the American Academy of Medical Colleges annual physician workplace report, which notes the growing decline of primary care physicians in the United States year-over-year. Forbes: Doctor Shortage Worsens, Particularly In Southern States There are 91 active primary care physicians per 100,000 population in the United States, …
Read moreThe Wall Street Journal Sits Down With Our President & Founder, Dr. Leonard Glass
In this piece, The Wall Street Journal interviews our President & Founder, Dr. Leonard Glass, about the Physician Retraining & Reentry program and his efforts to positively impact the growing physician shortage. Wall Street Journal: “A Retired Surgeon Takes on a New Medical Mission” Former surgeon forms an organization that retrains retired specialists to be …
Read moreChicago Tribune addresses how the physician shortage will impact healthcare
In this story, written by Chicago Tribune’s Sheryl Kraft, the reporter takes a deep look at the many ways the country’s healthcare system will be impacted by the physician shortage. Chicago Tribune: “How health care will look with a physician shortage” The Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the nation will face a shortage …
Read moreHealthcare IT: “Are retirees the answer to the physician shortage?”
Leonard Glass, MD, a retired clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, believes that retired physicians can be part of the solution to the growing physician shortage in the US. Glass founded an online program called Physician Retraining and Reentry, which retrains retired physicians to provide adult outpatient primary care. At the end …
Read moreRecruiting retired physicians to help solve a looming doctor shortage
An online program created in collaboration with the UC San Diego School of Medicine faculty aims to help address the nation’s shortage of primary care physicians, a critical health-care issue highlighted by the Association of American Medical Colleges on Tuesday. Created by educators at the medical school and primary care physicians who are renowned experts …
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