medical students

Medsembly launches digital mentorship platform for students entering the healthcare field

Medsembly, an Atlanta-based startup that connects students who want to get into healthcare with working professionals in their prospective careers, launched an interactive digital mentoring platform. The platform allows students to connect with healthcare professionals who can give them advice on things like how to get into medical school, how to land a residency and what day-to-day activities they can expect in their prospective career.

By Katie Adams

Health IT

Can data mining improve health information on Wikipedia?

DocGraph will share the data it collects with WikiProject Medicine, a collaboration that works to improve health and medical content on Wikipedia.

By Neil Versel

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

Hospitals

Where are medical residents happiest?

In general, medical residents really like what they do, though there is significant variation by state and medical specialty, according to newly released data from physician social network Doximity.

By Neil Versel

Daily

Med student on a mission to combat Dr. Oz’s ‘medical quackery’

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the ubiquitous TV doctor with 4 million viewers, is now directly in the cross-hairs of at least one ambitious medical student, who told Vox that he’s increasingly concerned with the level of “pseudo health advice.” Benjamin Mazer, a third-year medical student at the University of Rochester, is now looking to enlist state […]

By Dan Verel