Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what's next.
- An increase in physician burnout is leading to a decrease in bedside manner. The University of Utah is using empathy training to tackle both issues -- A Vital Component of Patient Satisfaction (Deseret News)
- Reaching retirement age typically means the end of your career. However, many physicians have found a way to continue doing what they love past age 65 -- Working Past Retirement Age (CompHealth)
- Letting an employee go is never a simple process. Here are some steps to help ease the pain -- Principles to Proper Layoff (Harvard Business Review)
- Rural docs are getting older. Find out why small towns are having a tough time finding replacements -- Recruiting Young Physicians Challenging as Rural Doctors Age (Columbia Daily Tribune)
- Is your facility facing a primary care doctor shortage? Maybe you should host a residency-training program -- Residency Program Aims to Combat Doctor Shortage (NBC-2)
Melissa Byington is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation's largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare staffing. Melissa's career in physician recruiting spans nearly 2 decades. She also serves as the president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO).