Active-learning is the future of medical education

Active-learning is the future of medical education

The Galveston County Daily News - April 15, 2026

In a guest column for The Daily News, Dr. Jarrel De Matas, an assistant professor at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), explains explains why readiness for the next generation of health professionals involves rethinking how they learn, process information, and are trained to make decisions in environments increasingly shaped by technology.

About The University of Texas Medical Branch

The first academic health center in Texas opened its doors in 1891 and today has four campuses, five health sciences schools, seven institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, a Level 1 Trauma Center and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is an institution in The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.

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