Medical education

Animals in the Med School Classroom

Submitted by Elia Powers on December 6, 2007 - 4:00am

An advocacy group wants institutions to stop using dogs and pigs as teaching tools. Some colleges no longer do, but others still defend the practice.

Slow Progress on Institutional Conflicts Policies

Submitted by Doug Lederman on February 13, 2008 - 4:00am

Medical schools quickly enacted policies on individual financial conflicts, but have lagged in addressing financial conflicts tied to institutional funds, survey finds.

Tomorrow's Doctors: Less Empathetic Tomorrow Than Today

Submitted by Elizabeth Redden on February 29, 2008 - 4:00am

“Is There Hardening of the Heart During Medical School?” asks a new study appearing in March’s Academic Medicine.

Seems so.

When Med Students Become Admissions Counselors

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on March 19, 2008 - 4:00am

Section:

Admissions

Entrepreneurial future M.D.'s at U. of Chicago -- who helped with applicant interviews -- set up business to advise other applicants.

Med Schools' Expected Enrollment Growth

Submitted by Elia Powers on May 2, 2008 - 4:00am

Section:

Health Professions

With expected growth at existing schools and a collection of new ones likely on the way, the country’s first-year medical school enrollment is projected to grow 21 percent over a 10-year period ending in 2012, according to a survey released by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Is There a Pharmacist in the House?

Submitted by David Moltz on August 20, 2008 - 4:00am

Section:

Health Professions

In response to overwhelming demand for graduates, more institutions create pharmacy colleges.

Sharing Information About 'Struggling' Med Students

Submitted by Doug Lederman on August 28, 2008 - 4:00am

As colleges have begun paying increasing attention to retaining their current students, they have embraced a range of strategies for identifying and helping those who struggle. Virtually all of those strategies -- such as "early warning" systems and "intrusive advising" -- depend on a "it takes a village" approach, in which the more people working together to help the student, the better.