As student interest in dual advanced degrees grows, medical schools are adding opportunities. Benefits include specific career paths and leadership development.
Congressional proposals to eliminate Grad PLUS loans, cap borrowing, and exclude residents from Public Service Loan Forgiveness could strain primary care.
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
The Dobbs decision will make it harder for future doctors to learn to perform abortions — and will affect other forms of training like miscarriage management.
AAMC Statement on the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be White House Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
A paucity of drugs for children forces doctors to prescribe ‘off-label’ and figure out doses. New ways to run clinical trials yield more pediatric medications.
On 6/15, the AAMC signed onto a joint statement applauding the SCOTUS decision that HHS outpatient payment cuts to hospitals in the 340B Program were unlawful.
Medical residents often bemoan long hours and relatively low wages. Now, a growing number are unionizing, which observers say brings benefits — and drawbacks.
Join us for an engaging and informative discussion with David J. Skorton, MD, and Roger A. Mitchell Jr., MD, on gun violence as a public health crisis.
