Medicine

Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross

University promises new school will produce graduates who are ‘ethically grounded, clinically outstanding and technologically adept’

Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat

Mass departure of students from top institutions in favour of medical degrees stokes concerns about future talent pipelines in other subjects

More support needed for disadvantaged students during medical studies to compensate for lack of ‘insider knowledge’, researchers say

Migration of talent ‘already under way’ as experts predict decision will still delay development of vaccines that could save lives

New medical school will initially cater to international students as wait goes on for large rise in government-funded places

Some level 7 health and social care apprenticeships to be funded following concerns about NHS workforce

‘Share the excitement’, sceptics told, amid conflicting claims over rationale for graduate-entry programme

Report highlights fragmentation of academic links with health system as research drops off NHS agenda

Incoming deputy prime minister casts doubt on plans to boost domestic medical training, saying he is ‘standing up for careful use of taxpayer money’

Medical training a bright spot for the sector, in an election campaign mostly focused elsewhere

Vice-chancellor reveals changes to restructuring plan after criticism, including pausing the closure of courses seen as vital for servicing NHS

Promise emerged less than 18 hours after government handed down a slender pre-election budget

Education minister concedes to doctors’ demands after year-long feud

Sutton Trust warns applicants with disadvantaged upbringings can find application process particularly complex and challenging

Long-awaited expansion of medical places seen as threatening future of Korean science sector

Survey finds NHS bursary is not sufficient to cover living costs, with many trainee medics forced to cut back or take on additional work

Difficulty of dual career, higher student debts and university funding crisis explain why fewer medics are doing research, MRC study finds

Successful pharmaceutical and biotech firms linked to the Medical Research Council have landed at least £6 billion in investment since 2008, and more before then, study finds

US university harnesses training hospitals to test and evaluate AI-driven public health solutions 

Centres of Research Excellence, officially launched today, will also strengthen the UK’s leading position in biomedical sciences, says Patrick Chinnery

Current health data is largely based on Western studies and Western participants, leading to potential data gaps for Middle Eastern citizens

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

While critics dismiss direct impact of proposal as ‘rather meaningless’, concerns about broader messaging loom large

Japanese women’s institution decided not to go ahead with nursing school after ministry pushback, but had already hired faculty

Island’s leaders unveil new policies to attract international talent and grow foreign student base

Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal

Some student midwives are working a 70-hour week as they balance demanding courses alongside part-time work

Holyrood government extends home fee status to 19 students kicked off courses after the Taliban banned women from universities

Institutions hope to show worth to new government by training more doctors and teachers, but say they need policy commitments in return

Latest gift brings tycoon’s total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion

There are many ways we can assist students’ learning; teaching is only one of them, and it is not the most important, says John Cookson

Paediatrician delayed by 29 minutes helping child patient “with high death risk”

Leaving Boston University to start a new school of public health at Washington University in St Louis, the Malta native eyes the critical importance of shaping public attitudes

Report into scandal highlights danger of relying on singular sources of knowledge, in contrast to inquiry itself, which utilised vast range of expertise to get to the bottom of what happened

Deep financial dive at top US medical school found less money than expected and leaves some faculty feeling their research accounts were raided to fill gaps

British Heart Foundation says cardiovascular disease research faces shortfall of more than £250 million to 2035

Quadriplegic researcher and emergency doctor explains why logistical impediments are not the primary problem

Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating

Climate change is ‘exacerbating almost every type of illness’, and health graduates of all stripes must be geared up for it

Analysts suggest Yoon Suk-yeol’s handling of admissions dispute contributed to his unpopularity ahead of his party’s electoral defeat

Thousands walk out, arguing that government should address low pay and poor working conditions before going ahead

Norwegian Medical Association says failure to recognise Danish training breaches European Economic Area law

Board chair gives late husband’s stock to help train doctors in New York’s impoverished Bronx

Monica Bertagnolli hopes for new era of research that sets the stage for essential societal change

With applicant numbers declining despite big recruitment plans, report argues more incentives are needed to turn student interest into enrolments

The University of Miami dean of medicine describes tough but valuable school years in Brooklyn after his family escaped Haiti, and their role in committing him to a diverse model of excellence

Russell Group university will treble its graduate medicine intake by training students on England’s south coast

‘If the government wants data, here’s the data,’ says dean, as study finds Māori and Pasifika remain under-represented in medical enrolments

Monica Bertagnolli, former Harvard surgeon, sees critical moment to improve both equity and accuracy in multibillion-dollar study investments

Scholars advocate creation of global database after analysing scale of travel, free meals and gifts disbursed by medical sector in France

Central Asia could offer an academic landing ground for stranded learners who fled war 18 months ago, scholar says

Pooling academic resources vital to countering ‘market failures’ in pharmaceutical industry, says Covid Moonshot pioneer John Chodera

Lancet report says learning about medics’ role in the Holocaust could help students develop their own moral reasoning

Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not giving up

Warning comes alongside call for significant improvements in healthcare education and training

Apparently widespread use of Bluetooth earpieces by medical school entrance candidates in one province has forced a re-sit, say four researchers 

Health researcher on bridging the policy-academia divide and navigating global health politics

Ventilation issues have forced Sheffield to move away from offering students the chance to work on donor bodies. Can virtual reality replace a centuries-old tradition?