The Physician Workforce Act aims to bolster recruitment of out-of-state physicians and accelerate licensure for international medical grads. 

The designation will cover clinical medicine alongside different principles in health system science, the American Board of Medical Specialties announced. 

Linda A. Wilgus took home RBMA's Calhoun Award, given each year since 1999 to recognize an individual’s “outstanding” contributions to the specialty.

Joseph M. DeVivo also is eligible for an annual bonus at 125% of that amount, along with a monthly housing allowance of nearly $17,000

Women also worked an average of 8% fewer days per year, which does not fully account for the gender pay gap, experts wrote recently.

Meanwhile, credit analysts are issuing caution around the California-based practice’s aggressive, debt-fueled growth strategy. 

Rad Partners countered, saying the claims are "without merit" and a smokescreen to take attention away from a contract dispute. 

Male specialists earned an average of 27% more than their female colleagues, according to Medscape's new physician compensation survey.