Editor's Picks The average medical resident salary in 2020 was $63,400, according to Medscape’s latest report on residents’ salaries and debt. This is up from the average salary of $61,200 reported in the 2019 report.
 According to the most recent progress report from the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Opioid Task Force, opioid prescribing decreased by 37.1% in 2019. To put that in perspective, 244.5 million opioid prescriptions were written in 2014; that number fell to 153.7 million in 2019. This is the second consecutive year to see a decrease.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyday life upside down in many ways. From school and childcare to socializing and work life, dramatic change has been forced on many individuals and businesses over the last several months. One of the biggest examples of this is the shift to remote work for millions of Americans in virtually any profession that can accommodate such a relationship.
Marketing Spotlight The Guide for Graduate Medical Education Offices and Program Coordinators provides the office of graduate medical education (GME) and program coordinators the guidance they need to successfully run a GME program together. Author Vicki Hamm, C-TAGME, provides how-to guidance and tools for implementing ACGME Institutional Requirements, institutional policies, crafting resident/fellow contracts, managing evaluations, maintaining program accreditation, and other daily duties. This book contains sample policies and forms to customize for your institution.
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