In her first semester of medical school, Ava Dunlap took part in a small-group seminar where students would review real and hypothetical patient cases. One day, the students analyzed the historical ...

One day, our class began with spoons. As students filed into the lecture hall, the teaching assistants, offering no explanation, handed every fourth or fifth student some type of spoon. The spoons ...

To help medical students progress faster and find their calling in the field, two educators suggest moving content delivery out of the classroom may be the way to bring the students back in. Khan and ...

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 ...

To change physician behavior, education providers should move away from “talking-head” live lectures that don’t include interactive elements, said a panel of experts.The panel, speaking during MM&M’s ...

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CHICAGO (CBS)-- A big change has been made at Rush Medical College. Rush Medical College has become the first medical school in the state of Illinois to do away with traditional lectures. "If you go ...

Dr. Thomas Rea knelt at the side of the man lying motionless on the ground. “Hello! Hello! Are you OK?” he said urgently, feeling for a pulse in the man’s neck — and finding none. Rea locked his hands ...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has unveiled a new medical education building, Roper Hall. Designed by The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) and Flad Architects, the UNC School of ...

I recently left my home in New York to move across the country and start med school at Stanford. My weeks are busy, filled with long lectures and social engagements. Although medical school is ...