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Julia Bisschops, MD, center, associate professor of medical education at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine – flanked by second-year medical students, Joseph Carroll and Chloe Joseph – greets a patient at home as part of the Green Foundation NeighborhoodHELP program.
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How interprofessional education became a bedrock of medical training

Medical students increasingly work in multidisciplinary teams, echoing how they’ll practice medicine in the future.

  • Feb. 18, 2026
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Programs that pair older-adult mentors with medical students aim to overcome ageism

One in five older adults have experienced ageism in a health care setting. Mentorship programs can help change attitudes about aging, research shows.

  • Feb. 4, 2026
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HPV cancers are on the rise

Worrisome increases in head and neck cancers, predominantly affecting men, mean more men than women now face an HPV-related cancer diagnosis.

  • Jan. 29, 2026
A female medical professor stands in front of her classroom and laughs at a student as he adds humor to her lecture.
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What makes a good medical school teacher?

Award-winning instructors and their students reflect on building relationships and trust, maintaining standards, and making adjustments.

  • Jan. 28, 2026

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When patients lie

A patient-physician communication expert reveals the truth — and consequences — of patient coverups.

  • June 4, 2019
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Paging Dr. Spot

Canine companions have been spreading joy in hospitals for years. As canine visits have grown in number, providers also have expanded how dogs help.

  • June 4, 2019
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Academic health centers save millions of lives

Medical schools and teaching hospitals educate the next generation of physicians, conduct live-saving research, and care for the most medically complex patients

  • June 4, 2019
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First time for everything

Residents and medical students discuss their firsts.

  • May 31, 2019
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Advancing women in academic medicine

The AAMC urges medical schools and teaching hospitals to create institutional climates that support and promote women.

  • May 28, 2019
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What if we treated every patient as though they had lived through a trauma?

Here’s how medical schools and teaching hospitals are using trauma-informed care to help all patients.

  • May 24, 2019
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Want better surgical results? Get patients to step up

Doctors aren’t the only ones who should train for surgery. Hospitals boost results by getting patients prepped with exercise, nutrition, and more.

  • May 21, 2019
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Prioritizing the service mission

Competing priorities caused one health system to cut back on caring for the underserved. Here’s how they turned that around.

  • May 21, 2019
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Helping patients win the fight against obesity

As more Americans face health consequences from being severely overweight, medical schools are doing more to teach students how to address the problem.

  • May 17, 2019
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Treating opioid addiction in the emergency department

In a novel approach, ED doctors at several teaching hospitals treat more than overdose symptoms. They start patients on the road to recovery.

  • May 14, 2019