Healthcare Employment Down 524,000 Since COVID HitSince COVID-19 hit, healthcare employment is down.We circulate a lot of articles around Challenger, mostly dealing with medical education, technology in education, certification changes, and – did I mention medical education? Today’s medical news brief looks at healthcare employment figures and trends since the pandemic. One article that gave us pause started with a … Read More
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostic Imaging
AI in Medical Diagnostic ImagingArtificial intelligence continues to make strides in medical imaging and diagnostics of certain conditions, such as breast cancer.A number of years back, Challenger attended an IBM Watson conference. The AI demonstration they were giving at the time was a Watson machine trained to identify basal cell carcinoma from high resolution imaging. They were interested in whether … Read More
Is It COVID Misinformation? Clinicians Under Scrutiny for Spreading COVID Misinformation
Is It COVID Misinformation?Clinicians who spread COVID misinformation are coming under increased scrutiny by medical boardsThe news this week is filled with articles about the FSMB, specialty society, AMA, and ABMS organizational statements about certification and licensure for physicians “spreading misinformation.” We’ve put together the latest news on the subject… There’s the ground-up personalization article from NPR, which starts with … Read More
Risk Management Course for Medical Practitioners – “Law for Doctors” Online CME Course from Med-Challenger
Risk Management for Practitioners Risk Management Video CME Course Empowers and Educates Healthcare Providers to Reduce Their Liability Risk.New “Law for Doctors” CME Course for 2020.Med-Challenger is excited to announce the release of Risk Management for Practitioners. This new “law for doctors” healthcare risk management course is developed to help physicians and other healthcare professionals understand the malpractice process and … Read More
Tips for a Successful Early Clinical Career for Residents, Fellows, and New Board-Certified Clinicians
Tips for a Successful Early Clinical Career for Residents, Fellows, and New Board-Certified CliniciansHow to get off to a good start in your clinical practice.Completion of residency or fellowship training is an important step in one’s early clinical career. Equally important is getting off to a good start in your chosen branch of medicine once you have completed training. Whether … Read More