2025 – The New Physician

Bridging Gaps in Care: Training Healthcare Professionals and First Responders in Autism, Neurodiversity and Disability Awareness

December 30, 2025

In April 2025, tragedy struck when Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic and nonverbal teenager with cerebral palsy, was shot multiple times by Idaho police while standing behind a chain-link fence. Despite several surgeries, including the […]

Ethical AI in Medicine

December 30, 2025

My first use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: a technological feat that left me impressed. To me, tapping into its capabilities felt limitless, as if it were the optimal clinical companion. Yet, I noticed something unsettling. […]

Who Is Most Affected by New HepB Recommendations?

December 20, 2025

Following in the wake of public health turnabouts from the United States’ chief public health agency, on Dec. 5, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) has rescinded its 30-year policy for hepatitis B vaccination […]

Capping Loans, Narrowing the Path: What It Means for Physician–MPH Training

December 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to remove graduate public health degrees from its definition of professional degree programs arrives at a moment when the country urgently needs more, not fewer, clinicians […]

In a Place

December 15, 2025

In a room with the person I trust the most, I sit in the chair with a look of confusion. I only know a few of the words, They are coming at me so fast, […]

Midnight Call

November 19, 2025

Such excitement and nervous anticipation for my first time providing nursing assistance during the night shift. Right as I clock in, the surgical ward is bustling with nurses and doctors completing their rounds. Now, as […]

Bridging Barriers: A Medical Student’s Pursuit for Healthcare Equity in New York City

November 11, 2025

One of the most notable issues in modern medicine involves the nationwide disparity in healthcare access and equity; I have noticed this especially in New York City, where several underprivileged patients face […]

The Myths vs Reality of Writing a Publication as a Student

November 10, 2025

Introduction After I clicked the submit button on the journal submission portal, a wave of nervousness started to rise within me. As this is my first time submitting a manuscript in which I wrote as […]

Elbows on the Bedrail

November 10, 2025

“Hi Lizzy!” Every morning without fail, she greeted me that way. Her voice was soft, but her warmth filled the room. Stage IV breast cancer had carved away at her body, left its shadows on […]

Welcome to a new era of The New Physician

October 22, 2025

Welcome to The New Physician! It is with immense pride and excitement that we welcome you to the relaunch of The New Physician! Over the past several months, our team has worked tirelessly to reconstruct […]

Editorial

Health Disparities Among People In Prison and Jail

January 24, 2026

Definition of Health Disparity To delve into the health inequalities experienced by individuals in prisons and jails, it is essential to begin by examining the concept of health disparities and the term “correctional health,” which […]

Book Review

What It Means to Become and Remain a Better Physician

January 20, 2026

Becoming a Better Physician is not a manual, a checklist, or a guide to clinical mastery. Instead, it is a carefully curated collection of personal reflections that asks a more fundamental and enduring question: what […]