medical education

First Opinion Anu Atluru

Medical schools have competition from other teaching tools. It’s time they acknowledge it

First Opinion Akhilesh Pathipati

In med school, inconsistent expectations are bad for learning and for patients

The Pharmalot View Ed Silverman

Pharma should not be allowed a loophole for reporting financial ties to docs

First Opinion Patrick Skerrett

Talk more about dying. Make doctors get MBAs. How to reform medical school

First Opinion Cameron Nutt, Jocelyn Streid, Margaret Hayden and Rahul Nayak

Medical schools must play a role in addressing racial disparities

Health Judith Graham

Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus

Off the Charts Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Why don’t medical schools teach us to confront racism and police brutality?

Off the Charts Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Here’s an idea that shouldn’t be radical: There can be joy in practicing medicine

First Opinion Akhilesh Pathipati

Medical school hasn’t changed much in a century. Here are 5 ways to fix that

In the Lab Eric Boodman

How boxes of infant skulls helped solve a 19th-century medical mystery

Off the Charts Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

A new MD learns to live with pain and find hope in her patients’ stories

In the Lab Melissa Bailey

Postdocs getting a pay raise, but many say it’s not nearly enough

Health Melissa Bailey

Hospital exec helps aspiring American Indian doctors

Politics Keren Landman

Doctors revolt against medical skills tests — and rack up some wins

First Opinion Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

What happened when I talked about what others ignore — racism in medicine

Health Melissa Bailey

Harvard has one of the best medical schools. Why does it ignore family medicine?

Politics Melissa Bailey

STAT Plus: Looming question for medical students: Will they be shut out of advanced training?