As an undergraduate pre-med student at Tufts University, I decided to pursue medicine because I wanted to ease the immense mental health burden and apprehension that patients and families feel when ...

When asked how prepared they felt for the United States Medical Licensing Examination assessments, 51% said “prepared,†while just 18% said “very prepared.†Still, only 9% and 2% claimed to feel ...

Be sure to scroll down after this story to find links to extensive Medscape coverage addressing mental health and medical professionals. Any physician-in-training learns to ask patients a question at ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

Launched in 2025, the Med Student Research Community on Dragon Network is designed to foster connections among medical students with research interests. On Dragon Network, you can: Find other students ...