With countless articles about recent changes and challenges facing healthcare systems, it can be hard to find the time to stay up-to-date on the latest news. To make it easier for you, we’re sharing some favorite articles that our team has come across this past month, plus the top articles doctors are clicking on Doximity right now. 

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The healthcare recruiting space is constantly changing, so it’s important to stay on top of your game. But let’s face it: finding the time to stay informed isn’t easy. So, what if someone read this article aloud to you while you were between meetings, on your lunch hour, or walking the dog? That’s the beauty of podcasts. You can listen to bite-sized chunks of information while you multitask.

We handpicked these 10 podcasts just for you. The topics range from recruiting, to understanding what physicians want, to learning how to enjoy work more. Happy Listening!  

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A few months ago, it was difficult to imagine many of the circumstances physicians are facing today. For example, that ambulatory care providers would segue into the Emergency Department and other vital departments in hospitals, or that medical students would graduate early to join the battle against COVID-19. 

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One of the best things about using Doximity Talent Finder to source and recruit healthcare candidates is knowing that millions of verified clinicians are using Doximity every day. 

You know candidates are finding jobs on Doximity. What other features can really benefit them? We covered a few things doctors do on Doximity (and why they love it) in an previous article, but if your candidates aren't as familiar with the true value of Doximity – or the clever ways they can use it – here are seven things to point out:

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As the pandemic goes on, people continue to stay at home and avoid doctor's office visits if they can. Because of this shift, physicians are worried about how to adequately care for their patients.

Even as the need for virtual visits and remote patient monitoring increases, the use of telemedicine is increasing exponentially, too. A recent report says telemedicine will grow by seven times by 2025 (per Frost & Sullivan). This “tsunami” of growth is validated by some real-world stats, too: between March 2 and April 14, 2020 virtual urgent care visits grew by 683%, and non-urgent virtual care visits grew by a staggering 4,345% (per Healthcare IT News).

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Like most of us, physicians and healthcare workers are experiencing unprecedented emotional issues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but thankfully recruiters can play a role in helping to alleviate these emotions.

“Emotions, just like viruses, are contagious,” says Steven Cohen, Psy.D. for Medical Economics. “Physicians who work in a daily atmosphere of severe emotional distress and fear must take special precautions to avoid being overwhelmed by negative emotions.”

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Keeping up with the news cycle and the multitude of healthcare recruitment challenges these days can be overwhelming, so we thought we’d have a little fun this week with a quiz based on articles we’ve published and highlights of Doximity Talent Finder. After you take the quiz, you can scroll down to find the correct answers as well as links to the original articles. Ready...set...go!

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Although the physician shortage in rural America has long been a challenge for recruiters, it has become amplified right now. Nearly 20% of U.S. citizens live in rural locations, yet less than 10% of U.S. physicians practice there.  

With a majority of elective care cancelled this past spring, and many people hesitant to go to a hospital because of coronavirus, Alan Morgan, the head of the National Rural Health Association says the coronavirus is a threat to rural hospitals that are already at the financial brink. Unfortunately, a limited number of physicians (and facilities closing) means many people will go without the medical care they need. In fact, 23% of people in rural areas already say access to good medical care and doctors is a major problem in their community, compared to 9% in suburban areas, per PMC.

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The time to hire for new clinical roles has long been impacted by the physician shortage. While a record number of healthcare workers were furloughed in the past three months, the good news is that 312,000 jobs were added in May, whereas hospitals lost 134,900 positions in April, per Becker’s Hospital Review.

The process of recruiting physicians can take as little as a few months or as long as a year or more, depending on different factors. It takes twice as long to recruit a physician today than it did just a decade ago. Why? It’s all due “to a growing shortage that is expected to worsen as demand for physicians grows and supply remains flat,” says Travis Singleton, vice president of marketing at Merritt Hawkins.

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2020 has brought with it some challenges. The pandemic has changed the healthcare industry, including how recruiters source and hire candidates. During these changing times – and any time for that matter – we believe journaling can be a tremendous tool for healthcare recruiters as well as their physician and clinician candidates.

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