Issue 11 (2025) Archives | Student Doctor Network

How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Undermining Rural Medicine Training

Abstract: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has reshaped the landscape of rural healthcare. Through Medicaid restructuring and limits placed on provider taxes that states use to finance their contributions, the funds available to support the program have been reduced. Reductions in payments have destabilized hundreds of small hospitals, ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated December 3, 2025 by Laura Turner

Pre-Medical

Dr. Varnel Antoine: Navigating the Challenges on the Path to Medicine

Abstract: Dr. Varnel Antoine, the 2025 Advisor of the Year (Private Institution), talks about his career journey and role as a urologist. A urologist and Harvard resident tutor, Dr. Antoine discusses his early exposure to ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated December 3, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD

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Medical News

Federal Court Upholds California Ban on Nurse Practitioners Using “Doctor” Title in Clinical Settings

Abstract: A September 2025 federal ruling in Palmer et al. v. Bonta et al. upheld California Business and Professions Code § 2054, affirming that only licensed physicians (MDs and DOs) may use the title “Doctor” ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated November 12, 2025 by Laura Turner