Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, based in Nutley, N.J., is aiming to strengthen its primary care physician workforce by addressing the financial burden of medical education. Seventy percent of medical students in the class of 2023 graduated with educational debt,…
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More than 1 in 5 medical students in the U.S. experience food insecurity, pointing to the need for institution and policy-level interventions to support basic student needs, according to a new study led by researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale…
The American Medical Association is weighing whether to work with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or oppose policies that threaten public health, Politico reported Aug. 30. Since Mr. Kennedy was confirmed to lead HHS in February, he has fired…
Baltimore-based Morgan State University received a $1.75 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop a medical program, according to an Aug. 28 university news release. Here’s what to know: 1. Morgan State, the largest historically Black college…
After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that affirmative actions were unconstitutional, racial and ethnic diversity declined in medical school admissions and matriculations, according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA. Researchers from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven,…
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UNC Health has created an obstetrics and gynecology fellowship program to improve access to high quality maternal care and improve outcomes for patients in rural North Carolina. It is the nation’s first fellowship training program focused on rural women’s health,…
A partnership with a medical school halfway across the country has supercharged the residency program at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. “BayCare already had a strong but modest academic foundation,” Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare, told…
Texas will become the 13th state to offer an alternative licensure pathway for experienced international physicians this September, The Dallas Morning News reported Aug. 13. House Bill 2038 — called the Doctor Act — will allow foreign-trained medical school graduates…
Internal medicine is the most in-demand physician specialty, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” The report examines data from 37,000 physicians about compensation and workforce trends, and the firm examined data from tens of thousands of job postings on…