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There are other methods to push learners, according to hospitalist Dr. Benjamin Kinnear. “If you want to make them feel more stressed, give them more difficult assignments or test their clinical judgment; don’t try to make them feel challenged by making them feel inferior.”

Many academic neurologists, especially younger faculty, are not fully aware that clinical service activities are the main source of medical school funding. The time for research and teaching has decreased, and transparent discussions of these problems and possible solutions are not common. This article strives to discuss the needed balance between education, clinical services, and advancing research.

This 2020 survey of more than 2,600 medical students reveals some interesting insights into the current cadre of medical students: insights regarding everything from business interests to waning empathy  to the impact of COVID-19 on their training. Check out the full results, both the good and the bad – and sometimes, the ugly.

From MedPage Today comes this inspirational story about Christopher Veal, a medical student at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine who is calling on medical school leaders to change their culture and adjust their programs to screen for suicidal ideation and mental health early on in student life. Veal decided to speak up after a friend and fellow med student took his own life, as Veal once attempted.

In this article from MedPage Today, sources claim the pandemic is a major reason for the spike, with some applicants finding a calling in medicine, while others are looking for something to fill idle time or combat uncertainty. No matter the reason, the potential for even stiffer competition is there as student slots remain largely unchanged.

According to the 2019 State Physician Workforce Data Report published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, for every 100,000 people living in the US, there are 277.8 physicians. Check out this list from Healthgrades, which outlines the top 5 states with the highest number of physicians, as well as the top 5 lowest.