Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Robert Pearl covers the people, tech and business of healthcare. “It’s pretty embarrassing,” he said. “If you go across 150 ...

Prasad is a fourth-year medical student and public policy graduate student in Austin, Texas. A “quiet but consequential erosion of standards” is how a Republican Texas state senator described ...

The first half of medical education (traditionally the first one to two years, which are also sometimes called the preclerkship years) prepares students to succeed during the second half of medical ...

Elon Musk has reopened the discourse on the future of healthcare and medical education after claiming that AI can offer far ...

The escalating costs of medical education have become a significant concern. Aspiring medical professionals must understand and mitigate these expenses with financial literacy to avoid long-term ...

If someone says “humanism in medicine,” what does that mean to you? How do we define a humanistic physician? Many will consider qualities that emphasize connection between the physician and their ...

For many medical students, the earliest years of training are heavy on textbooks and light on real patient contact. But a new ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the vast amount of information you need to learn? Traditional study techniques may feel inadequate when it comes to understanding and mastering vast, intricate topics ...

Lately, we’ve seen two distinct lines at our hospitals. We would all be healthier if we brought the two lines together. The first line forms every morning before the building opens. Mothers, children, ...

The team behind the Office of Medical Education Research and Evaluation (MERE) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine provides expert consultation on behalf of the Center for Medical ...

Doctors encounter death and dying significantly more than most people. It's the price of saving lives and helping people.