Dear Reader,

To galvanize an edition dedicated to medical education, we proudly feature Dr. Paul Kang’s “Medical Education Beyond the Classroom.” I consider this piece one of the best articles NexBioHealth has ever run. Dr. Kang describes his career, inspiring to me even from my law firm perch. Nurtured by the faith and example of a blinded father, Dr. Kang overcame numerous obstacles, acquiring the skills and knowledge to improve eyesight and combat blindness. His career combines private practice, innovating with industry, caring for professional athletes, and medical missionary work in impoverished Honduras. Despite his many duties, including extensive mentoring, he has long pursued his love of the outdoors. I hope you enjoy Dr. Kang’s writing as much as I did.

Chul Hyun, MD, PhD, our publisher, is this issue’s MVP. Besides his customary letter, Dr. Hyun has written an insightful article on the impact of private equity investment on AMCs, an interview with technology journalist and author Sam Greengard probing AI’s risks and benefits, a review of Malcolm Gladwell’s The Revenge of the Tipping Point, and an analysis of what happens “When AI Redesigns Global Healthcare.” Only a polymath could do all this while teaching and providing clinical care.
Both PharmD candidate Raveena Baskaran and Sanghyun Alexander Kim, MD review James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. From their descriptions, these volumes seem to be sound choices for our libraries.
Besides its emphasis on education, this issue also launches a new section on healthcare’s hottest topic: AI & HealthTech. Doctor Daniel Katz and colleagues have contributed a scholarly piece on using AI in medical education, focusing on digital twins, deep learning–enabled electrocardiography, AI-enhanced simulation, and LLM–based clinical decision support. Med student Saahil Chadha and radiation oncologist Sanjay Aneja, MD comment on Saahil Chadha’s Harnessing AI to Personalize Care for Brain Metastases.
Telemedicine guru Christian Milaster has authored a provocative piece describing how we go from “Virtual First to Virtual Mostly,” prognosticating what care might look for in the near future.
Dr. Mun Hong’s reflection on “Quality of Life and Quantity of Life in Patient Care,” reminds us all why we decided to care for our fellow humans in the first place. All my ice cream-loving colleagues will understand his patient. Colorectal surgeon Sanghyun (Alex) Kim, MD., has created an introspective article on the characteristics of those choosing medicine, the impact of the profession on those individuals over time, and what we can expect in a world where AI’s role is large and growing,
In our mentoring section we offer two remarkably candid and practical pieces, the thoughts of resident Andrew Lee, MD on “How to Earn Honors in Clinical Rotation?,” and Dr. Mark Levine’s guidance to undergraduates on medical school. Dr. Ansley Baccus shares her thoughts on a neglected topic: Enjoying Medical Education, observing, ”It’s more important to enjoy learning than the grade.”
This issue, then, offers variety, timeliness, learning, and inspiration. Happy reading.