An informed consent law in Michigan would ensure that patient wellbeing remains the focus of medical practices, even when trainees are present.

Performing intimate exams under anesthesia (EUA) is a standard part of medical training. Yet, some researchers and opponents argue that pelvic and prostate exams too often occur without explicit ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients ...

Michigan has no laws to prevent medical students from practicing invasive exams on unconscious patients. Two policy experts explain what it means.

When I was a medical student in the 1980s, the school hired “pelvic instructors” who taught us how to do exams in a painless and respectful way. They even allowed us to perform practice examinations ...

Privacy experts say it could be a flagrant violation of HIPAA Laws. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states are looking to ...