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June 28, 2021

Med Students Help Woman Amid Midflight Emergency Med Students Help Woman Amid Midflight Emergency

Two medical students from Louisiana State University helped a passenger who became lightheaded and fell during a flight to Greece over the weekend. The flight crew […]
June 24, 2021

School Apologizes for Rejecting Black Student in ’59 School Apologizes for Rejecting Black Student in ’59

A letter dated Aug. 5, 1959, hangs framed in the basement of Marion Hood, MD, a retired gynecologist and obstetrician. “I am sorry I must write […]
June 24, 2021

Unmatched Doctors: How Big Is the Problem, and What Can Be Done? Unmatched Doctors: How Big Is the Problem, and What Can Be Done?

Despite canceled rotations and Zoom interviews, Sam felt confident about matching into a surgical subspecialty in March 2021. They had great grades and test scores, as […]
June 11, 2021

Dartmouth Medical School Drops Cheating Charges Dartmouth Medical School Drops Cheating Charges

Dartmouth’s medical school is dropping charges against students whom they accused of cheating by looking up course materials online during closed-book remote exams, according to The […]
June 3, 2021

Are These Docs Paid to Change Their Medical Opinion? Are These Docs Paid to Change Their Medical Opinion?

In 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) paid for Tony Adams, a 48-year-old coal miner, to have a chest x-ray. His doctor found stage I black […]
May 7, 2021

5 More Women Allege Sexual Harassment at LSU Med School 5 More Women Allege Sexual Harassment at LSU Med School

Five more women have come forward to say they were sexually harassed at the Louisiana State University medical school in Shreveport, echoing allegations made last month […]
April 27, 2021

Biggest Resident ‘Orphaning Event:’ Ex-Hahnemann Docs Reflect Biggest Resident ‘Orphaning Event:’ Ex-Hahnemann Docs Reflect

In 2019, the sudden closure of the 171-year-old Hahnemann University Hospital in downtown Philadelphia — a training hospital for residents and fellows and a safety net […]
April 26, 2021

LSU Medical School Chancellor ‘Ignored Complaints,’ Now on Leave LSU Medical School Chancellor ‘Ignored Complaints,’ Now on Leave

The chancellor of the Louisiana State University (LSU) medical school in Shreveport, Ghali E. Ghali, MD, DDS, is on administrative leave while LSU investigates allegations that […]
April 20, 2021

Transgender Resident Speaks Up on Coming Out in Medicine Transgender Resident Speaks Up on Coming Out in Medicine

Evelyn Carroll, MD, had planned on coming out as a transgender woman to her colleagues at the Mayo Clinic for the better part of a year. […]
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