Is Your Specialty Future-Proof? What Residents Should Know About Long-Term Demand Before Committing
“Will my field still be viable in 10-20 years?” is a real, answerable question — but only if you break it into its actual components instead of asking it as one undifferentiated worry. Procedural volume trends, technology adoption, patient demographics, and reimbursement trajectory each move somewhat independently, and a specialty can look genuinely threatened on […]
AI Workflow Tools Are Rewriting Physician Productivity Metrics
Health systems are deploying AI scribes and inbox automation at scale, but RVU-based compensation models haven’t adjusted to reflect new productivity realities. Physicians negotiating contracts now should seek explicit protections around productivity benchmarks, gain-sharing, and AI-related liability before efficiency gains are fully captured by employers.