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According to the Alabama Medical Association, the state is in need of roughly 3,000 doctors. The Physician Workforce Act aims to address that shortage.

The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates 124,000 more physicians will be needed by 2034, with the largest gap among specialists.

Shortages amid the pandemic have led to physician fatigue and burnout, even as the states population ages.

Shortages amid the pandemic have led to physician fatigue and burnout, even as the states population ages.

Shortages amid the pandemic have led to physician fatigue and burnout, even as the states population ages.

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Alabama Eases Licensing Rules for Out-of-State Doctors as Virus Surges Regulators have loosened rules to make it easier for out-of-state doctors to work in Alabama as the coronavirus pandemic both fills hospital beds and strains medical staff by sickening doctors and nurses, officials said Monday as the first doses of vaccine arrived. With an average of more than 2,100 people hospitalized daily over the last week with the illness caused by the virus, COVID-19, the Alabama Board of Medical Exami...

Alabama to grant emergency licenses to out-of-state doctors treating COVID Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020 Dr. Steve Stigler, standing, is shown here working on a COVID-19 patient at UAB Hospital, where he is the director of the medical intensive care unit. Facebook Share The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners adopted emergency rules this past weekend allowing doctors from other states and Canada to temporarily practice in Alabama, addressing a shortage of medical providers as COVID...

Emergency rules in place to address Alabama doctor shortage during the pandemic Huntsville Hospital shared this image of its COVID-19 unit. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commissions is allowing doctors from outside the state to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Posted: Dec 14, 2020 12:23 PM Updated: Dec 14, 2020 12:26 PM Posted By: Stephen Gallien Emergency rules are now in place to deal with a shortage of doctors in Alabama due to the growing number of p...

Alabama loosens licensing rules for doctors as virus rages By JAY REEVESDecember 14, 2020 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Regulators have loosened rules to make it easier for out-of-state doctors to work in Alabama as the coronavirus pandemic both fills hospital beds and strains medical staff by sickening doctors and nurses, officials said Monday as the first doses of vaccine arrived. With an average of more than 2,100 people hospitalized daily over the last week with the illness caused by the vi...