Special Series
The Next Generation periodically publishes installments of Special Series in its Special Features section on the front page of each online issue. The archives of the Special Series are listed here by category and order of appearance. The categories are organized alphabetically.
A Day in the Life of a Physician
A personal look at the daily lives of practicing physicians and their activities in the field of medicine.Focus on Your Health
Discussions of the topics in medicine mostly likely to directly affect the lives of our readers.- Vol 2(1): Antidepressants
- Vol 2(3): College Students and Health
- Vol 2(3): Emergency Contraception
Free-Standing Perspectives
Occasionally, we seek out interviews that don't quite fit in the other categories. These articles may explore current events and controversies, new discoveries in research, and more.- Vol 1(2): On Medical Education Reform at Harvard and Beyond
- Vol 1(4): Narrative Medicine: Bringing Your Talents to Medicine
- Vol 2(1): Unraveling the Cox-2 Debacle
- Vol 2(3): Stem Cells: Progress and Controversy
- Vol 2(5): Avian Flu
- Vol 2(5): Robotic Surgery
- Vol 2(6): The Promise and Progress of Tissue Engineering
- Vol 2(6): International Health Experiences
- Vol 3(1): Immigrant Health
- Vol 3(2): A First-Year in Medical School
- Vol 3(2): Turning the Tide with Global Medicine
- Vol 3(5): Healthcare Gone Digital
- Vol 3(5): Educating Innovators
- Vol 3(5): Healthcare Outreach in Ethnic Communities
- Vol 3(6): His "Scrubs" Story
- Vol 3(6): Blogging Medicine
- Vol 3(7): Patient's Orders: How Information Technology and the Media are Changing the Patient-Doctor Relationship
- Vol 4(1): Taking a Medical History in Las Terrenas
- Vol 4(2): Unlinking Poverty and Poor Health
- Vol 4(2): Health information in Developing Countries
- Vol 4(4): Medical Mistakes
Money in Medicine
An exploration of the influences of money in the field of medicine including grant agencies, pharmaceutical companies, the salaries of physicians and more.- Vol 1(2): An Introduction to "Money in Medicine"
- Vol 1(3): The National Institutes of Health
- Vol 1(4): The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
NextGen Talks to the Author
Q&As with the Primary Authors of Selected Original Articles from NEJM.- Vol 1(1): W. James Gauderman, PhD - The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Development from 10 to 18 years of Age
- Vol 1(2): Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH and Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD - Effect of Eliminating Extended Work Shifts and Reducing Weekly Work Hours on Serious Medical Errors in Intensive Care Units
- Vol 1(3): Mark B. Landon, M.D. - Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated with a Trial of Labor after Prior Cesarean Delivery
Pathways Through Medicine
A long-term project designed to demystify the process by which physicians find their careers in the field of medicine, beginning with medical school and exploring the many pathways that open themselves to physicians-in-training. (This series has its own page).- Vol 2(1): Introduction to "Pathways Through Medicine"
- Vol 2(2): Choosing Residencies (Interview with eight physicians and physicians-in-training)
- Vol 2(4): M.D.–M.B.A.s
- Vol 2(5): Careers in Medicine: An Introduction
- Vol 2(5): Careers in Medicine: Teaching
- Vol 2(5): Careers in Medicine: Research
- Vol 2(5): Careers in Medicine: Private Practice
- Vol 2(6): Careers in Medicine: Health Policy
- Vol 2(6): Careers in Medicine: Medicine in Developing Nations
- Vol 3(1): Careers in Medicine: Underserved Communities
- Vol 3(3): Alternative Careers in Medicine
- Vol 3(4): Allergy and Immunology
- Vol 3(4): The MD/PhD
- Vol 4(2): Pediatrics
- Vol 4(3): Specialty Choice
- Vol 4(4): Radiology
Tutorials in Medicine
Introductions to essential topics in medicine for aspiring physicians, policymakers, and the general public.Women in Medicine
A discussion about the particular obstacles and issues facing women as practitioners in the field of medicine.- Vol 2(4): Starting a Family