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Fired MercyOne nurse who clashed with physician claims retaliation

(Photo by Getty Images) A clinic nurse who claims she was marginalized and then fired by MercyOne Health Services after fielding employees’ complaints about a physician is now suing the company. In lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Kristin Flatness alleges that while she worked for MercyOne as a […]

Urge Gov. Newsom to reject drastic budget cuts to physician residency programs

This year’s proposed state budget from Governor Gavin Newsom was bad news across the board. A colossal $45 billion state budget deficit led to proposals for dozens of severe budget cuts to critical healthcare services. This initially included cuts of $10 million from the Song-Brown Program and severely decreased the underlying funding for the CalMedForce […]

Dr. Maude A. Sanders was Peoria’s first Black female physician

In 2018, a Peoria primary school was renamed in honor of Peoria’s first Black female physician. It was quite the change in a city where hospitals once were segregated. In a July 2018 ceremony, the building at 1907 W. Forrest Hill Ave. was officially renamed Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School. The Peoria Public Schools […]

This Connecticut physician leases a Toyota RAV4 with a $718/month payment — insists she ‘needs’ an SUV for the snow. Caleb Hammer responds

‘Justification, justification, justification’: This Connecticut physician leases a Toyota RAV4 with a $718/month payment — insists she ‘needs’ an SUV for the snow. Caleb Hammer responds Even newcomers aren’t immune to America’s auto loan crisis. Aleena, a 31-year-old physician on a U.S. work visa, pays a hefty $718 per month to lease her Toyota RAV4. […]

LCSC to train physician assistants

Dec. 16—Idaho State University will partner with Lewis-Clark State College to place a new physician assistant training cohort in northern Idaho, the schools announced Friday. ISU runs the state’s only physician assistant training program. Its PA students currently train in southern Idaho locations, including Pocatello, Meridian and the Treasure Valley. The new cohort of 15 […]