Happy Chanukah to All Who Celebrate! Colleagues: Today marks the first day of Chanukah and the beginning of the December holiday season, replete with our individual celebrations and traditions. As I think of my colleagues who will celebrate the Festival of Lights this evening, I find myself reflecting on the profound parallels between our vocation […]
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Solutions to Retain Physicians Amidst Growing Burnout and Departure Rates In a critical analysis addressing the growing concern of physician burnout and retention, a recent AMA report highlights that an alarming 40% of doctors are considering leaving their current positions within two years. This alarming statistic, emerging from an AMA-exclusive survey, underscores a complex situation […]
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Tackling the Primary Care Crisis through Equitable Compensation and Systemic Reform The United States is grappling with a critical shortage of primary care physicians, deeply rooted in compensation disparities. Primary care doctors, essential for long-term healthcare management, often earn significantly less than specialists, influencing medical students’ career choices. This pay gap, combined with intense workloads, […]
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Register for the NYSDOH Commissioner Grand Rounds: An Introduction to Working with People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Across Health Care Settings An Introduction to Working with People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Across Health Care Settings Friday, December 15th, 2023, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm To register, click here Additional information can be found on […]
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Call for Abstracts: MSSNY Announces Its 17th Annual Poster Symposium MSSNY will hold its 17th Annual Medical Student/Resident/Fellow Poster Symposium on Friday, April 12 in conjunction with their House of Delegates at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale. Details and guidelines for abstract submission can be found on MSSNY’s website. Please note that you must be […]
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Making Care Primary Webinar Now Available The Making Care Primary webinar conducted on December 6th is now available for viewing at https://youtu.be/h8BjusgeghQ The webinar, sponsored by the Medical Society of the State of New York, the NYS Academy of Family Physicians, and the NY Chapter of the American College of Physicians, provided participants with […]
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Call for Abstract Reviewers If you would be interested in serving as an abstract reviewer or judge for MSSNY’s 2024 Poster Symposium, please contact Kathy Rohrer at [email protected]
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Call for Young Physician Section Nominees Are you interested in representing your Young Physician Section and getting involved in the future of medicine? Consider running for the open positions within the Young Physician Section: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, 2025 Delegate to MSSNY’s House of Delegates, or 2024 Delegate to the AMA-YPS. Elections will be held […]
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Women Physicians Leadership Academy Programs Now Available Online The three sessions from the Women Physicians Leadership Academy (WPLA) are now available at the MSSNY CME site at https://cme.mssny.org/. The three sessions will entitle a participant to earn three hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for each session. Participants who are new to the site […]
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NYS Governor Announces Funding to Expand Healthcare Access and to Eliminate Disparities Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $4.6 million in state funding for programs to expand access and eliminate disparities in health care while helping to increase diversity among the physician workforce throughout New York, representing a $1.2 million increase over the previous year’s […]
