All articles tagged: Med Students

A recent Medscape survey found that work-life balance is the top source of stress for US medical students, and experts are stressing the importance of self-care. Here’s a look at what that might look like.

In an LIC program, students rotate through a variety of specialties daily, instead of traditional block rotations. This could be groundbreaking for patient care.

Fewer professionals are going through the medical residency program, which could result in lower quality of care and more risks in patient care, some clinicians said.

Despite an overall pay increase in 2024, most medical residents said they feel underpaid, with many stating their compensation does not reflect their workload.

A new analysis sheds light on the unique challenges faced by FG medical students and the type of support they need from their institutions to help mitigate these hurdles.

The proposed federal legislation prohibits medical schools from having diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding.

New research suggests that foreign doctors who immigrate to the US face licensing and retraining hurdles that can keep them from fully utilizing their skills.

Incorporating family planning discussions into medical school curricula and creating supportive work environments could help, the study authors suggest.

A majority of medical schools now offer dual MD-MBA programs. The number of medical students seeking a business degree has nearly tripled. Whom will these doctors serve more, patients or shareholders?

Disagreeable, tense, and troubled settings during medical residency are associated with threatening and dangerous environments in various specialties, data suggest.

Women from underrepresented minorities in residency programs receive disproportionately poorer evaluations than their White male counterparts, a new study shows.

Med students and other healthcare workers, including physician assistants and nurses, don't receive enough BP training. The AMA wants to change that to help reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Ob/gyn programs and residents in states where abortion is banned or restricted have sought out-of-state alternatives. Will the costs and obstacles to fulfilling residency standards limit such training?

Although the prevalence of PTSD among first-year medical school residents was high during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Although the prevalence of PTSD among first-year medical school residents was high during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels.

After med schools dropped out of the US News and World Report medical school ranking system, a resident decided to create a do-it-yourself alternative using artificial intelligence.