FSMB Releases 2023 Annual Report
FSMB released its 2023 report on July 25, 2023. At the heart of this year's accomplishments lies a newly crafted strategic plan, a collective effort to guide the organization into an exciting future that emphasizes collaboration, service, and integrity.
Highlighted in the 2023 report are achievements in advocating for strengthened reporting to state medical boards; adding additional staff resources to develop high-quality education and engagement opportunities for member boards; launching new technologies and services to maximize operational efficiencies; and supporting license portability.
The report can be accessed at https://www.fsmb.org/advocacy/news-releases/fsmb-releases-2023-annual-report/
Opioid Addiction Treatment Eludes Many in Need
According to a recent survey conducted by the health policy research group KFF, roughly 3 in 10 adults have been addicted to opioids or have a family member who has been, and less than half of those with a substance use disorder have received treatment.
The survey, which polled more than 1300 adults in July 2023, underscores the broad and often harmful influence of opioid addiction across the nation, which recorded around 110000 fatal drug overdoses last year alone.
Additional information is available at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/health/addiction-treatment-opioids.html
NBME Impact Report Released
A key focus of NBME's work this year is producing outcomes with impact. The July edition of NBME Impact: A Community Report provides readers with an update on how NBME is doing this through expanding their assessment portfolio and capabilities as well as their collaborations, including:
I mproving NBME® Self-Assessments to meet medical students’ needs by launching Self-Assessment Insights and increasing the availability of Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessments.
Facilitating dialogue and mutual learning regarding equitable assessment practices through the Equity in Measurement and Assessment Conference and a new intraining examination collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Developing NBME's internal talent and culture to better serve and contribute to the medical education and research communities.
The report can be accessed at https://www.nbme.org/news/july-2023-nbme-impact-report-expanding-capabilities-and-collaborations-impact
Medical Schools Receive Funding to Build Trust
A coalition of funders working toward improving trust in health care has awarded $470,000 in grants to 20 projects at medical schools and teaching hospitals across the US. The funders include the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, the American College of Physicians (ACP), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. The programs will advance health equity and address diagnostic gaps.
Funded programs will take place at medical schools and teaching hospitals including Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, University of Utah, and University of Wisconsin.
Additional information is available at: https://www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/medical-schools-receive-nearly-half-a-million-dollars-to-build-trust-in-diverse-communities
Physician Specialties Experiencing the Most Burnout
As the demands of the medical field continue to intensify, physicians practicing in some specialties find themselves grappling with the harrowing consequences of excessive stress, long hours and emotional exhaustion, according to an exclusive survey from the American Medical Association (AMA).
More than 13000 responses from physicians and nonphysician providers across 30 states were received from more than 70 health systems who participated in the AMA's Organizational Biopsy®.
The AMA benchmarking report reflects 2022 trends in 6 key performance indicators: job satisfaction, job stress, burnout, intent to leave an organization, feeling valued by an organization, and total hours spent per week on work-related activities (known as “time spend”).
The purpose of the aggregated data is to provide a national summary of organizational well-being and to serve as a comparison for other health care organizations. The results may be limited by the health systems that chose to participate.
For the most stressful medical jobs in 2022, the highest percentages of burnout occurred among 6 physician specialties. They are:
Emergency medicine: 62%
Hospital medicine: 59%
Family medicine: 58%
Pediatrics: 55%
Obstetrics and gynecology: 54%
Internal medicine: 52%
Additional information is available at https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/these-6-physician-specialties-have-most-burnout?&utm_source=BulletinHealthCare&utm_medium=email&utm_term=083023&utm_content=NON-MEMBER&utm_campaign=article_alert-morning_rounds_daily&utm_uid=&utm_effort=
