Residency Program Designed To Counter Physician Shortage Sees Success As Doctors Stay In Area
Of the seven that graduated from the UCR School of Medicine residency program on June 30, six are staying local. “Usually, you get to retain maybe one or two graduates in a class,” program director Dr. Gemma Kim said.
The Desert Sun:
Desert Is About To Have Several New Family Doctors Thanks To Partnership
A UCR School of Medicine residency program, designed to help address a severe shortage of doctors in the Coachella Valley, has graduated its first group of physicians – most of whom are staying to practice locally. The Family Medicine Residency Program, a partnership between Desert Regional Medical Center, Desert Healthcare District and the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, welcomed its first class of seven residents three years ago. (Barkas, 7/14)
In other news on health care personnel —
Los Angeles Times:
Glendale Community College Nursing Program Helps Fill Critical Care Gap
For eight weeks this summer, innovation meets enterprise at the Glendale Community College nursing program. The department is conducting a coveted critical care course that ends Aug. 15 and has drawn attention throughout the state. (Campa, 7/13)
Ventura County Star:
Stanford Study Warns Of Doctor Burnout Leading To Medical Errors
Doctors say they don’t need to read an alarming new study on medical errors to understand how fatigue, depression and other symptoms of burnout can affect their work. “If your brain isn’t working right, you’re going to make errors,” said Dr. Ted Hole, a Ventura family practice doctor. “That’s what burnout does. It makes your brain not work right.” (Kisken, 7/14)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Human Longevity Names Interim CEO
Six weeks after genomics pioneer Craig Venter suddenly announced his retirement from Human Longevity Inc, the company has named Dr. David Karow as interim CEO. Karow, who previously was HLI’s Chief of Radiogenomics, will lead the company with Scott Sorensen, who was hired in March as the company’s chief technology officer. Sorensen will take on the duties of interim chief operations officer, HLI said Friday. (Fikes, 7/13)