Medical Training
USMLE Step 1 Makes Switch to Pass/Fail Scoring
March 24, 2021
Following nearly two years of collecting and considering input from hundreds of medical education, regulatory and clinical stakeholders, administrators of the USMLE (United States Medical...
Four Factors in Return to Clinical Training
March 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on direct patient interaction for medical students throughout the bulk of the last school year. As some schools begin allowing students to return to clinical...
Step 1 Failure? Here’s Why There’s No Need to Worry…
August 26, 2020
Fail your USMLE Step 1 exam? Fret not. You’re in good company – Lots of it! And your chances at a great residency and a fulfilling medical career remain higher than you may think. New...
Five Options for Careers in Infectious Diseases
June 15, 2020
A century ago, the Spanish Flu swept across the globe, infecting 500 million people (nearly a quarter of the world’s population at the time) and killing tens of millions, including 675,000...
Medical Schools Report Reopening Plans
May 14, 2020
With medical schools across the country shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of current and would-be students are feeling in limbo. Thankfully, progress is under way, according to...
Number of Medical Students with Disabilities Surges
November 28, 2019
The number of medical students who report having a disability rose 69 percent between 2016 and 2019, according to a new survey published this week in the Journal of the American Medical...
First Graduates of Kansas Rural Medical School Head to Work
October 9, 2019
In 2011, the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina opened in a one-building campus in the heart of wheat country. The aim: to help produce just a few skilled and dedicated physicians...
AMA Endorses Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice and Training
June 17, 2019
During its recent annual meeting, the American Medical Association publicly endorsed and adopted multiple new policies that support the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical...
Osteopathic Medical School Enrollment Soars
May 14, 2019
For the first time ever, osteopathic medical students make up more than 25 percent of med students nationwide. According to figures from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic...
Four Reasons to Get a Jump on your Medical School Application
May 1, 2019
Think you’ve got plenty of time to work on your medical school application? Well, you do. As of May 1, medical colleges and universities nationwide are accepting applications for the Fall...
