In Print

Graham Ramsay

A Formula for Errors
Current efforts to make surgery safer include shuttling patients to high-volume hospitals and referring them to the most experienced surgeons, particularly for complex, high-risk surgeries. But while experience does pay off for certain procedures, new research suggests that these approaches will not have a broad impact on public health. Atul Gawande (right) and Scott Regenbogen found that a common class of error occurs most often with experienced surgeons performing routine operations.

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Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.

Science Progress

A new HMS site tracing progress in health care through funding, science, and discovery.

Spotlight

Steve Gilbert

Integrated Curriculum Plays Piñata in Second Year Show
Being the first class to plunge into the new integrated curriculum, the Class of 2010 took the opportunity of the Second Year Show to emerge and take some whacks at the revamped education program and its framers. Above, Dan Drzymalski and Alexis Moore get into the swing of things during the show’s Dance Off of Doom.

Student Scene

Graham Ramsay

Pearl of Africa Glows in AIDS Fight
In a conversation with a cab driver who had emigrated from Uganda, Erica Seiguer hears a personal perspective on the success the nation has had in cutting the incidence of HIV/AIDS.

StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.