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February 2026 | ISSUE 6 | PDF
When we think of medical education, the default image is often institutional: deans, presidents, endowed professors, lecture halls, accreditation standards, and curricula carefully mapped across years of training. These figures and structures matter deeply. They shape the scaffolding of medicine and ensure rigor, continuity, and standards across generations of physicians. But education in medicine does not end at the classroom door—and in many ways, it does not truly begin there either.
Chul S. Hyun, MD, PhD, MPH
From the Publisher
Last fall, NexBioHealth devoted an issue to medical education for the first time. That issue featured four remarkable medical students on the cover—each already rethinking how medicine is learned, practiced, and shaped by technology, creativity, and purpose.
Joseph P McMenamin, MD, JD, FCLM
From the Editor-in-Chief
From Ivory Towers To Main Street
By Chul Hyun, MD, PhD, MPH This article first appeared in Health Affairs Forefront (July 2025) and is republished here with attribution to the original publication. Copyright © 2025 Health...
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AI & HealthTech: What Is It, and Why Now?
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Sam Greengard’s Interview: AI in Healthcare, Seen from the Outside
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Kendrick Yu, MS3 at the University of Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, interviews Dr. Ansley Baccus, a family medicine physician and family medicine clerkship director, on the inner workings of medical education and how students can position themselves for growth. Dr. Baccus shares her inspirations and goals as a practicing physician and clinic director, along with valuable advice and insights for current medical students.
In this Dear Mentor, Emily Wang is asking Dr. Emily about earning Honors in Clinical Rotation.
“I am currently a second-year student, and I just started my clerkships! I am super excited about the hands-on learning, but I am worried about standing out and making a good impression on my preceptors. Do you have any advice on what makes an exceptional ‘honor’ medical student on rotations?”
In this Dear Mentor, Stephen is asking Dr. Mark D. Levine about The Evolution of Medical Education.
“I often hear that medical education is a constantly evolving field. I was wondering in what ways the education transforms, and also how those changes influence the way trainees come to view medicine itself. From your experience, how have you seen medical education transform, and what impact do you think these changes have on the way trainees grow into their roles as future physicians?”
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