Opinion: The Covid-19 pandemic will make medical students better doctors
When I graduated from medical school more years ago than I care to remember, my…
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Opinion: The view from two residents inside an ICU’s pandemic crew: Covid brain, relentless sorrow, and kindness in calamity
“Welcome to the Covid crew,” read the email we received in mid-March. With that quick…
Opinion: Medical students called to the Covid-19 fight need support, protection
As the escalating Covid-19 pandemic puts increasing pressure on health systems, a shortage of medical…
Opinion: Excluding med students and letting trainees opt out of Covid-19 care is bad for medicine
The devastating coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the dedication and courage of health care communities in…
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New effort aims to provide Covid-19 resources to non-English speakers in U.S.
Covid-19 is impacting lives across the U.S., and health officials are racing to provide communities…
Opinion: Testing medical students is big business. I see it as extortion
On Friday, I’ll be one of thousands of medical students nervously waiting for the results…
Opinion: Medical students can help combat Covid-19. Don’t send them home
Last week, while seeing a patient in the emergency department of Stanford Hospital, I witnessed…
Opinion: Why medical school should start at age 28
American medicine is at a crossroads as doctors begin to reject a cruel, exhausting educational…
Opinion: Cheers and jeers as med school’s Step 1 test becomes pass/fail
Medical students around the country cheered and jeered this week’s announcement that the results of…
Opinion: Using social norms to drive positive changes in health
Well-intentioned efforts to help others often backfire, but we can learn from our mistakes. Vaping…
Opinion: Science education needs a reboot. LabXchange can help
What does it take to bring science alive from the pages of a book? A…
Opinion: Congress: Don’t eliminate funding for the diversity creating Health Career Opportunity Program
The Senate is preparing to make a big mistake with a small budget item. On…