Learn about different topics in healthcare policy and how current and future healthcare professionals can work in and shape our healthcare system.
The United States is currently battling an opioid epidemic that is only getting worse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2016 there were 42,249 opioid overdose deaths, which is a significant ... Read more
Jon Hagedorn
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jon Hagedorn
Do doctors need protection from having to provide treatments they don’t believe in? During Human Rights Week at the Carver College of Medicine, we heard some hard truths from national news commentator, human rights activist, and ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 26, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
The other day I drove through a neighborhood in Chicago I once lived in and happened to drive by the National Opioid Overdose Memorial. It consists of 22,000 pills, each one engraved with the face ... Read more
John Stracks
Updated June 26, 2022 by John Stracks
Breakthroughs in patient care are happening in leaps and bounds due to the convergence of research, technology and medicine. For those thinking about which specialty areas to focus on, or for anyone looking for a ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) sits in the heart of Memphis, one of the poorest major cities in the country. Yet medical students at UTHSC rarely engage in things that directly affect ... Read more
Stacy Smith
Updated August 8, 2022 by Stacy Smith
Republished with permission from here. Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, an OB/GYN, doesn’t have a typical office.Inside are rows of hanging plaques and accolades, a photo of him with former President Bill Clinton, and a set of ... Read more
Anna Delamerced
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anna Delamerced
No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! Students in Western U.S. states do have access to affordable professional degree programs in nearly a dozen healthcare specialties, thanks ... Read more
Margo Colalancia
Updated June 26, 2022 by Margo Colalancia
Today I woke up groggy after a night of restless sleep. I tossed and turned thinking about this storm – what has happened and what is yet to come. The devastation is unfathomable and it’s ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Maxine Mackintosh (BSc MSc) is a PhD student in data science at University College London, exploring data science as a new approach to dementia research. She is also cofounder of One HealthTech (previously HealthTech Women), ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Republished with permission from here. I spent one year working full-time as a pharmacy technician at a high-volume community pharmacy prior to entering medical school. Besides learning the intricacies of billing and the dispensing process, ... Read more
Sarayna Schock
Updated June 26, 2022 by Sarayna Schock
Republished with permission from here. The future of American health care remains uncertain. It was only a few weeks ago that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) narrowly evaded the congressional guillotine a mere seven years ... Read more
Matt Agritelley
Updated June 26, 2022 by Matt Agritelley
Updated February 15, 2022. The article was updated to correct formatting and minor grammatical errors. Clinical practice guidelines are essentially the Wikipedia of the medical world and are important to students for a number of ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
What is DocThoughts? Give us an intro. DocThoughts is a media platform that interviews thought leaders in medicine and produces 5-minute films. DocThoughts gives the healthcare community an insider’s perspective on topics that you won’t ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Reposted from here with permission. As a medical student, I always carry naloxone in my backpack. Naloxone is the antidote for opioid overdoses, and is readily available at most pharmacies in Boston. My medical school, ... Read more
Jawad Husain
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jawad Husain
I am getting restless hearing about what may or may not happen to the Affordable Care Act. And I am worried about the 18 to 22 million Americans who currently receive coverage through it. As ... Read more
Sumanth Kaja
Updated June 26, 2022 by Sumanth Kaja
Electronic medical records were an inevitable advancement. Paper filing could only go so far, and EMRs allowed the healthcare industry to simplify and automate clinical tasks for greater efficiency. Hospitals and practices throughout the world ... Read more
MaryAnn Stolgitis
Updated June 26, 2022 by MaryAnn Stolgitis
Republished with permission from here Black hellebore, a flower of the deepest black and with petals the sinister shape of blunted arrowheads, grows wild in the cool, mountainous regions of the Balkans. Despite its unintimidating ... Read more
Arya Shah
Updated June 26, 2022 by Arya Shah
There are several different reasons that inspire people to volunteer, and these reasons can be as varied as the different types of volunteering opportunities offered. Out of many such opportunities, volunteering in hospitals and providing ... Read more
Dronacharya Dave
Updated June 26, 2022 by Dronacharya Dave
Despite being on the top of a hill, the hospital was remarkably unimposing and unimpressive: just one floor high and composed largely of corrugated iron and brick. It consisted of a handful of wards, an ... Read more
Emma Cox
Updated June 26, 2022 by Emma Cox