The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.
Two physicians offer commentary on the ethical issues that arise from medical students performing an invasive procedure on the newly dead as part of their medical training.
Two physicians offer commentary on the ethical issues that arise from medical students performing an invasive procedure on the newly dead as part of their medical training.
Clinical case conferences are an important component to the medical school curriculum due to the critical thinking skills that are encouraged to develop.
An ethical case explores whether an attending physician should allow a medical student to place a central line on a Medicaid patient even though the student has failed the procedure two previous times.
The medical student believes that the art of doctoring is learned continuously over time and cannot be assessed in a proposed medical school examination.
The primary goals of the current medical licensing exams are to insure clinical competence, but questions have been raised as to the efficiency of these exams.