doctor shortage

The state’s effort to train more nurses has fallen short, leaving questions about whether Florida will be able to care for an increasing number of…

Michael Smith graduated from a Caribbean medical school in 2014 with a degree and a mountain of debt.He wants to start paying it off, but first he needs a…

Planning to have a baby in the Miami metro area? You’d better do it fast. A study released Thursday says that of the 50 largest U.S. cities, Miami is...

Orange Park Medical Center held its first doctor graduation ceremony Thursday evening.

A new report shows that Florida hospitals have increased their number of residency slots 19 percent since 2013.The state faces a severe shortage of about…

Florida is facing some serious doctor shortages in the next decade because of growth and an aging population. A statewide hospital network hopes more…

In a makeshift operating room inside a hospital north of Tampa, Payton Santana is learning to fix a broken leg.The 18-year-old and 49 other young women…

Officials at Orlando’s VA Medical Center at Lake Nona are struggling with a shortage of nurses and doctors.The hospital has more than 1,300 vacancies to…

Armed with a study showing projected shortages of doctors in Florida, teaching and safety-net hospitals said Friday they are asking lawmakers to spend an…

The number of doctors practicing psychiatry and general surgery is expected to reach critically low levels in the next 10 years, according to a new study…