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In a letter this week to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the association argued the policy could exacerbate the country’s health care workforce shortage by making it more expensive for hospitals to train medical residents and hire physicians who commit to working in underserved areas as a condition of their visa.

“The need for additional physicians is critical and there are not enough US citizen doctors to fill the need,” GNYHA President Kenneth Raske wrote in the letter…

…And New York is a major contributor to the country’s physician workforce: Almost half of medical residents who train in the state end up practicing elsewhere in the U.S., according to the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies.

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Dentistry Today

The gag reflex is a natural and necessary defense mechanism. But in the dental office, it often becomes a barrier, not just to patient care, but to staff well-being, efficient scheduling, and overall practice performance. What might seem like a minor issue can be actually far more disruptive than many oral hygiene practitioners may realize…

…In my own conversations with dentists and practice managers, they often point straight to margin loss and profitability issues when it comes to scheduling delays and staff burnout. When a patient gags repeatedly during an x-ray or impression, the appointment may need to be rescheduled or extended significantly. That extra time cuts into a provider’s schedule and, in many cases, results in lost revenue.

And the impact isn’t just financial. A 2023 study from the University of Albany reported that nearly 80% of oral health providers reported some level of burnout.3 For dental teams already stretched thin, consistent disruptions from gag reflex issues only make things more complicated.

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Greater Long Island

Suffolk County Community College just landed the biggest grant in its history — nearly $1 million a year for five years — to send more nurses and healthcare workers into the field for Long Island’s strained medical workforce.

The $4.98 million award comes from the New York State Department of Health’s Healthcare Education and Life-Skills Program (HELP) and will kick in January 2026.

The funds will help cover tuition for students in Suffolk’s registered nursing, practical nursing, clinical medical assistant and certified nursing assistant programs. Tuition support for students is expected to roll out beginning in fall 2026…

…A report last year from the Center for Health Workforce Studies found that workforce shortages are the leading cause of recruitment difficulties in hospitals, with non-competitive salaries also a major barrier.

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Crain’s New York Business

The Northwell School of Health Sciences in Woodside welcomed its first class of 230 ninth-graders in early September.

New York hospitals face clinical shortages as low pay and burnout drive recruitment challenges. One mega system is taking matters into its own hands by bringing scrubs and stethoscopes into the classroom…

…“The shortages are everywhere,” said Dr. Robert Martiniano, senior program manager at the University of Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies. That includes deficits of low-wage workers like home health aides as well as nurse practitioner and doctor jobs that require years of training, he said, demanding a multitude of workforce initiatives to help officials fill the gaps.

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Mid Hudson News

DUTCHESS COUNTY – Duchess BOCES’ Career and Technical Institute (CTI) has partnered with Empress Emergency Medical Services to launch a new EMT program this month for high school juniors. Students who complete both years of the two-year course will be eligible to take the EMT exam…

…The program was established by Principal Nick Millas who said “We track the labor statistics and try to identify the gaps we have to help with workforce development to meet the needs of industry and look for student interest.” According to the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Albany, the demand for EMTs and paramedics is expected to grow by 25 percent between 2022 and 2032.

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September 5, 2025- David Armstrong, project director at the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany, discusses why doctors trained in New York often choose to stay and practice in the state on the latest episode.

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There are no dentists in Hamilton County.

There are no OB-GYNs, either. And only one pediatrician, located in the far southeast corner of the county, according to a report from the state comptroller’s office.

The report, published this month, examines 16 rural counties containing just 3.8% of the state’s population but over 37% of its land mass. Despite fewer than 750,000 people inhabiting these counties, doctor-patient ratios can fall well below recognized guidelines, creating “an alarming lack of access to basic care,” the report says.

 Access to health care is especially concerning in light of the federal law passed in July known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” due to cuts to eligibility for Medicaid and New York’s Essential Plan that could impact rural hospitals, the study asserts.

It’s not a new issue, according to David Armstrong, project director at the Center for Health Workforce Studies, a research center at the University at Albany. The center issues an annual report on where physicians go to work after completing residencies in New York. While the number staying in New York has gradually increased — from 45% in 2015 to 52% in 2024 — the number planning to practice in underserved areas remains small, at 16%, and in rural areas even smaller, at 4%.

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ALBANY, N.Y. – More doctors who attended high school and medical school in New York are choosing to stay in the state, according to a new report from the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS).

Like in most states, New York’s health care workforce needs support. But the number of homegrown doctors staying put is on the rise.

“It’s challenging for us to recruit to many specialties,” said St. Peter’s Health Partners Acute Care Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nicholas Montalto. “But it’s heartening.”

The percentage of physicians staying in New York after training has steadily increased over the past decade from 45% in 2015 to 52% in 2024.

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Crain’s New York Business

New York trains more doctors than any other state. But in recent years, for the first time, a majority of them are sticking around to practice.

Statewide, 52% of doctors who completed their residency in New York plan to stay and practice here, up from 45% a decade ago, according to a new survey from the Center for Healthcare Workforce Studies at SUNY Albany.

As the largest producer of physicians in the country, New York has always seen a drain of doctors after they finish their residency. But as the physician labor market has recovered from a dip following the pandemic, the survey data shows that the state’s retention of trainees has steadily increased.

“We’re never going to keep them all per se,” said Dr. David Armstrong, project director of the center’s data system, who led the survey. “It’s good to see that return on investment.”

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A new study suggests more doctors are choosing to practice in New York after completing their residencies.

Researchers at the University at Albany found that 52% of newly trained physicians plan to stay in the state. That’s up from 45% just a decade ago.

Retention rates were highest among doctors with strong local ties and in fields like psychiatry and family medicine.

However, few new physicians said they intend to practice in rural or underserved communities. It highlights an ongoing challenge to access care.

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