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Med schools teach empathy through the arts

When medical students aren't dissecting cadavers or studying organic chemistry, they're writing poems and creative essays. That's because medical schools are using humanities classes as part of Read more...

Video games could enhance med school education, students say

Medical students would like to use video games in med school, according to findings from a survey published online in BMC Medical Education. Virtually all of the students surveyed (98 percent) like Read more...

Med school admission sans hard science? Mount Sinai says it's so

While traditionally, medical schools have used indicators like Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores and performance in advanced science and math courses to evaluate and admit students, the Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Physician shortage sparks innovation in addressing med school debt

As medical schools and policymakers scramble to address the nation's physician shortage, a proposal published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers an intriguing solution to Read more...

Study: Attitudes over doctor-industry ties not as evolved as we think

Despite the negative attention recently cast on physician-industry ties, a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine reveals that most individual physicians are still welcoming of Read more...

Man convicted of selling UCLA cadavers

A businessman has been found guilty of grand theft, embezzlement and tax evasion charges for selling human body parts donated to UCLA's medical school. Ernest Nelson, 51, was convicted of selling Read more...

Despite economy, medical schools expanding rapidly

Despite the sick economy, the medical school business is quite healthy, thank you very much. With doctor shortages barreling down on U.S. communities and the population graying, there's plenty of Read more...

Study: One-fourth of new doctors graduate with $200K+ in debt

Well, we knew things were bad financially for graduating physicians, but here's some recent, and scary, statistics. Almost one-fourth of U.S. med students now graduate from medical school with Read more...

Narrative medicine may give us better, more empathic doctors

With evidence growing that exposure to literature and writing during medical training can humanize the teaching process, medical programs are incorporating short stories, poems, and essays into their Read more...

AAMC reports decrease in first-time med school applicants

Enrollment figures at the nation's medical schools are the highest in history, but the number of first-time applicants declined slightly this year. According to the Association of American Medical Read more...

Press Releases

Dr. Paul Toote: Helping and Healing Go Hand-in-Hand at National Premed Consulting

MCKINNEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Most people become doctors because they want to help people. Dr. Paul Toote, an Emergency Medicine Physician and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, not only became a Read more >>

Concierge Choice Physicians, Leading Provider of Hybrid Programs, Highlights Trends and Solutions for Primary Care Physici

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The potential demise of independent primary care physicians, the growth of “big box” medicine, and longer waits for routine physician-based care are just Read more >>

Johns Hopkins to Develop Medical School and Teaching Hospital in Malaysia

Release Date: 11/02/2010 The Johns Hopkins University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), the international arm of Johns Hopkins Medicine Read more >>