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This is part of Essential Voices, a series of interviews with people confronting COVID-19.David Vega is a fourth year-medical student at the Indiana…
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A law professor in Illinois wants to put a stop to a medical practice that she says treats women’s bodies like cadavers. Across most of the U.S., teaching…
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Earlier this month, dignitaries gathered at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro to cut the ribbon on a new medical school, only the second in a state…
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First-year medical students are usually busy studying lots of basic science and medicine. One medical school is making a point of schooling them on how health care delivery affects their patients.
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The United States has seen the rise of chronic diseases and certain cancers, but it may soon see the rise of healthier diets. “When we see healthier…
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You don't expect to see classes like fiction writing, drawing and drama in a medical school curriculum. But some of the county's top med schools are…
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Medical school applications have gone way up in the past few decades. But one group of applicants has not grown: black men.
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As the number of older Americans grows, so does the need for geriatricians to care for them. But few medical students are interested in the specialty, which isn't particularly glamorous or lucrative.
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Time for a pop quiz: When it comes to health care, what’s the difference between cost, charge and payment?“Does anyone want to take a stab at it?”…
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Last year, 369 students graduated from Iowa medical schools, but at least 131 of them had to finish their training elsewhere because Iowa had only 238…