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A coming 8.5% cut in Medicare payments for surgery may be the proverbial straw in an already stressed system of surgical training, leading some to abandon their commitment to medicine.

Psychiatrist compensation ranks them in the top 25% of professions. But wages vary dramatically by practice setting, with outpatient care positions earning 1/3 more than hospital-employed psychiatrists.

More than one-third of US hematologists and oncologists and one-quarter of all practicing doctors in the US are international medical graduates (IMGs). IMGs, which include both US citizens and legal permanent residents as well as foreigners, are classified as doctors who have completed medical school outside of the US and Canada. IMGs frequently encounter considerable obstacles when applying for fellowships and residencies.

According to two lawsuits filed late last month, a New Jersey hospital is suing an anesthesiology staffing company for what it claims are major personnel shortages, while the company is suing the hospital for stealing its doctors and other professionals.

There are other methods to push learners, according to hospitalist Dr. Benjamin Kinnear. “If you want to make them feel more stressed, give them more difficult assignments or test their clinical judgment; don’t try to make them feel challenged by making them feel inferior.”

US News and World Report’s annual ranking of the top medical schools is out, and once again Harvard nabbed the top spot. New York University and Columbia University medical schools round out the top three. Did your alma mater make the top 10? The rankings also look at the best medical schools for primary care training.