Most medical residents prefer hospital employment in urban areas, survey shows
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Most medical residents are interested in practicing for hospital systems in metro areas, which will exacerbate staffing shortages in rural communities, new survey data show.
Nearly half of 103 final-year medical residents surveyed preferred to work for hospital systems, while only 10% wanted to partner with another physician, according to Merritt Hawkins April poll. That marks a drastic shift from the staffing firm s 2011 survey, when almost an equal share of residents preferred hospital employment versus partnering with another physician. Most residents don t want to deal with the hassles of running their own business. The path of least resistance is being employed, said Tom Florence, executive vice president at Merritt Hawkins. The share of residents who would prefer to hang their own shingle in an independent practice model is dwindling. Some will look to join a group or be a part
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Pita Gus Sowakula has earned a start at blindside flanker for the Chiefs’ Super Rugby Aotearoa final against the Crusaders.
Pita Gus Sowakula’s red-hot form has forced Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan into a forward pack reshuffle for Saturday night’s Super Rugby Aotearoa final. The explosive Fijian loose forward, who was one of the team’s best performers last year, missed the early stages of this season with a knee injury and got back into his work with three appearances from the bench, then has been a standout the past fortnight in his two starts at No 8 while Luke Jacobson sat out with concussion.
Chiefs - B Sullivan try; Gatland 4 penalty goals, conversion
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80 mins - Blues try to AJ Lam
The Blues will get one final chance with a lineout seven-metres out. It s messy from but the home side cleans it up. Nock fires a pass wide to Sotutu who draws a defender before offloading to Lam who crashes over for his second of the evening.
Black can t convert the try as the siren goes.
(BLU 39-19)
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It s all going wrong for the Chiefs with players in front of the kicker to give the Blues a scrum on halfway with a minute to play.
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Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo believes their stunning scrum turnaround was about the pack engaging more as a unit.
New Chiefs prop Sione Mafileo has lifted the lid on the secret to the team’s stunning scrummaging transformation, saying some of the players had been trying to do too much of their own thing rather than working as a pack. In mirroring the side’s remarkable change in fortunes with now a place in next weekend’s Super Rugby Aotearoa final secure thanks to five wins on the bounce, it was the team’s last defeat where the scrum hit rock bottom.