Healthcare policy articles covering legislation, regulation, access to care, workforce issues, health systems, institutional policy, and public policy developments affecting students, trainees, clinicians, and patients.
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Abstract: This study analyzes the “OB3 Effect” via the HPSA 2025–2026 Applicant Experience Survey, examining ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated August 21, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Abstract: The persistent racial achievement gap in academic metrics remains a critical hurdle in the ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 14, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Healthcare PolicyStudent Loans
Abstract: This article guides students and advisors in understanding the impact of the HR1/One Big ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 5, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Medical educators and health professionals warn that new federal student loan caps in President Donald ... Read more
Bernard J. Wolfson
Updated May 5, 2026 by Bernard J. Wolfson
Abstract: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has reshaped the landscape of rural healthcare. ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated February 10, 2026 by Laura Turner
Healthcare PolicyMedical (MD/DO)
Abstract: A September 2025 federal ruling in Palmer et al. v. Bonta et al. upheld ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 21, 2026 by Laura Turner
Healthcare PolicyVeterinary Medicine (DVM)
Abstract: Most veterinary students know Mars, Inc. as the company behind M&M’s and Snickers. Fewer ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated October 27, 2025 by Laura Turner
Healthcare PolicyMedical SchoolResidency and The Match
The U.S. has maintained a surplus of residency positions for MD and DO graduates from 2010 to 2025, ensuring sufficient training slots despite specialty-specific challenges.
Lee Burnett
Updated August 21, 2026 by Lee Burnett
Since the Student Doctor Network was founded 25 years ago, the forums have supported international-status ... Read more
Marwa Belhaj, Nashwaan Khan, Chi M Trinh, Zhengyang (Kevin) Sun, and Zezhou (Zach) Zhao.
Updated October 23, 2024 by Marwa Belhaj, Nashwaan Khan, Chi M Trinh, Zhengyang (Kevin) Sun, and Zezhou (Zach) Zhao.
Results from a SDN survey on generative AI use by prehealth and health professions students ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 17, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
In discussions surrounding telemedicine, the spotlight often turns to the significant impact of the COVID-19 ... Read more
Ayesha Khan
Updated September 5, 2024 by Ayesha Khan
Unfortunately, medical errors are a prominent issue in the healthcare community today. Medical errors are ... Read more
PRISM HOSA
Updated February 29, 2024 by PRISM HOSA
As a health professions advisor and admissions professional, I have found myself connecting with the ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated May 5, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. ... Read more
Brett Kelman
Updated August 25, 2022 by Brett Kelman
Evidence-based medicine is the application of a rigorous scientific standard in the practice of a ... Read more
Samuel Williams, MD
Updated June 22, 2022 by Samuel Williams, MD
Area Health Education Centers, or AHECs, consist of around 300 locations that address primary care ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated August 8, 2022 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Victoria Knight April 30, 2021 In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get ... Read more
Victoria Knight
Updated August 18, 2022 by Victoria Knight
As an undergraduate studying health education, I was first exposed to the lack of equity ... Read more
Eboni Peoples
Updated June 22, 2022 by Eboni Peoples
Disabilities The Centers for Disease Control defines disability as “any condition of the body or ... Read more
Mary Alice Keller, M.A., CCC-SLP
Updated June 22, 2022 by Mary Alice Keller, M.A., CCC-SLP
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