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The behavioral health workforce is facing an urgent challenge: a projected 100,000-worker shortfall by 2028. Recruitment alone won’t solve it—state licensing requirements and supervision gaps are creating costly delays that keep qualified clinicians out of the workforce for months or…
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East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics added Christopher McDonald, MD, to its Center for Spine Health. Dr. McDonald has fellowship training in spine and orthopedic trauma surgery, according to an Aug. 28 news release shared with Becker’s. He earned his medical…
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