Latest Residents News

• New Mexico Governor Signs Bill to Legalize Recreational Pot The new law mandates child-proof packaging and defers to employers on whether workers can indulge in marijuana.
  Associated Press, April 13, 2021
• The Broken Front Line As the winter's surge of coronavirus cases overwhelmed Los Angeles hospitals, EMTs were forced to take previously unthinkable measures. What lasting impact will the pandemic have on America's first responders?
  ProPublica, April 13, 2021
• More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died of COVID in First Year Lost on the Frontline, a yearlong investigation by The Guardian and KHN to count health care worker deaths, ends today. This is what was learned in a year.
  Kaiser Health News, April 08, 2021
• Traveling While Vaccinated: Expert Tips Before You Head Out Travel advice for the fully vaccinated include considerations to optimize safety before you drive, board a plane, or book a cruise, and more on the controversy over 'vaccine passports.'
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2021
• Doctor Survived Cambodia's Killing Fields, but Not COVID With little English or education when she arrived, Lim put herself through college and medical school. As an internal medicine doctor, she treated farmworkers and other Cambodian refugees.
  Kaiser Health News, April 07, 2021
• Scott Decries 'Racist Response' to BIPOC Vaccine Eligibility Vermonters who are Black, indigenous, or are persons of color (BIPOC) aged 40 and over became eligible Monday. Those 30 and over will be eligible April 12. Those 16 and up will be eligible April 19.
  Associated Press, April 06, 2021
• Refugee Docs Forced to Start Over to Practice in US Gynecologist Faariah Bashir may be part of the solution to the shortage in the healthcare workforce. If she's allowed to be.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2021
• It May Take Decades Before Trainees Look Like the US Population An analysis found that little progress has been made in 10 years. Estimates show the percentage of Black residents won't represent the population for 77 years; for Hispanics, it ranges from 35 to 93 years.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2021
• Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented Community activists are signing up hard-to-reach people for vaccination appointments. Experts say these campaigns are key to building the country's immunological armor against new outbreaks.
  Kaiser Health News, April 02, 2021
• California Virus Rules Ease as Vaccine Eligibility Loosens California is expanding vaccine eligibility to people 50 and older starting Thursday and to all adults on April 15, which could make it harder for people to get appointments even as supply increases.
  Associated Press, March 31, 2021
• Match Day 2021: Interest in Family Medicine Remains Strong 'Rather than faltering in these uncertain times, program fill rates increased across the board,' the National Resident Matching Program said in a written statement. The fill rate was 94%, up 0.2% from 2020.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2021
• COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Drops Among Americans, New Survey Shows A nationwide poll released by KFF also revealed which arguments are most compelling to persuade people to get a shot — and which ones are unlikely to work.
  Kaiser Health News, March 30, 2021
• More Than a Dozen States to Open Vaccines to All Adults The rapid expansion has fueled concerns that the number of eager vaccine seekers will far outstrip the available supply of shots, frustrating millions of newly eligible people.
  Associated Press, March 30, 2021
• How One State's Public Health Defunding Led to Vaccination Chaos The underfunding of public health and political backlash destabilized Missouri's vaccine rollout, creating racial inequity and forcing some residents to drive hours to get shots.
  Kaiser Health News, March 26, 2021
• Match Day 2021: Interest in Ob/Gyn Outpaced Growth In a record year for the Match, ob/gyn residencies filled 99.8% of their available positions in 2021.
  Medscape Medical News, March 26, 2021
• Match Day 2021: Pediatrics Experiences Slow, Steady Growth Pediatrics offered 2901 slots in 2021, up from 2864 in 2020, though the proportion of pediatrics slots in the overall total fell slightly to 8.2% from 8.4% in 2020.
  Medscape Medical News, March 25, 2021
• Match Day 2021: Dermatology Holds Steady The application and recruitment cycle was upended as a result of the pandemic, yet the results of the Match continue to demonstrate strong and consistent outcomes for participants.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2021
• Match Day 2021: Psychiatry Continues Strong Growth Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, psychiatry residencies offered and filled more positions than ever before.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2021
• Hoping for a Higher Salary or More Perks? The Best Way to Ask Many physicians are worried about how to make a compelling compensation request without annoying their employer. Here's how to polish your skills, build your self-confidence, and get a positive result.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2021
• What Happens When You Let Your Wife Review Five of Your Papers? Elkhouly, a medical resident at St. Francis Medical Center, in Trenton, NJ, has lost five papers from the journal Cureus over a rather curious (ahem) domestic arrangement.
  Retraction Watch, March 23, 2021