Medical education

Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, has solidified plans to open a new college of medicine, which will be the fifth HBCU medical school in the nation and…

As some selective medical schools go tuition-free to increase access, experts say more is needed to boost enrollment of students from underrepresented communities and diversify the physician workforce.

The transformational gift to Albert Einstein College of Medicine from a former professor and widow of a Wall Street financier is the largest made to any medical school in the…

Five Georgetown University School of Medicine alumnae share their experiences as friends, medical students, and physicians in a new book, The Game Plan: A Woman’s Guide to Becoming a Doctor…

Amanda Wibben, MTS (M’26), winner of the 2023-24 Lawrence Dean Scholarship, has shown her dedication to caring for local communities and working to reduce global health inequities.

This summer, aspiring physicians from groups underrepresented in medicine participated in a six-week internship program that provides career exposure and research experience.

First-year students from Georgetown’s School of Medicine recently welcomed fourth graders to campus as mini-medical students for a daylong, hands-on experience.

New reports published by the Journal of the American Medical Association Network highlight strategies colleges, medical schools, and medical-residency programs can use to address structural inequities that have slowed efforts…

Higher education institutions are feeling even more urgency to graduate nurses and pharmacists amid health care labor shortages and burnout among frontline workers.

A Native Harvard medical student is working to boost the number of Indigenous doctors in the U.S. and reduce barriers to health care for Indigenous communities.