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 ...

Almost a century ago, Abraham Flexner, a research scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, undertook an assessment of medical education in North America, visiting all 155 ...

Medical school is expensive, and for most future doctors, the burden of major debt may seem inevitable. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, 71% of medical students in 2022 ...

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 ...

At its core, continuity in the context of medical care refers to seamlessly connecting patients, learners, and practitioners across time and space. Maintaining each of the types of continuity defined ...

At Saint Louis University, we are committed to teaching both the science and the art of medicine. The School of Medicine offers students a comprehensive education that incorporates disease prevention ...

In recent years, nutrition has become the focus of renewed attention in medical education. Advocates argue that physicians receive too little formal training about diet and that more comprehensive nu ...

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 ...

Medicine in America underwent a radical transformation in 1910. This was the year the Flexner Report was published, a document that evaluated the country’s medical schools and called for sweeping ...

Healthcare and medicine illustration concept shows the doctor advising how to be a healthy person by referring exercise and eating good food regularly.Namthip Muanthongthae—Getty Images Dr. Jaclyn ...