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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

  • June 4, 2024
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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024
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Women are changing the face of medicine in America

Data from the past 18 years show how women have driven growth in the supply of physicians and expanded their presence in some of the largest specialties.

  • May 28, 2024
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In their own words: Medical students reflect on their journeys

Through 55-word stories, students share aspects of their medical school experiences — from meaningful patient encounters to moments of joy and heartbreak.

  • May 23, 2024

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BA.2, boosters, and the future of COVID-19 vaccination

As the hyper contagious BA.2 variant spreads across the country, experts say we are entering a new phase of the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know.

  • April 28, 2022
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Francis Collins, MD, PhD, reflects on his tenure — and his legacy

After 12 years as director of the National Institutes of Health, Collins muses on the pandemic, this country's divisions, and the future of biomedical research.

  • Dec. 16, 2021
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Aiming for zero suicides

Teaching hospitals are taking bold new approaches to reduce suicide rates, including rapid identification of at-risk patients and aggressive follow-up care.

  • Dec. 17, 2019
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Atlantic Festival spotlights AAMC leaders, key issues in academic medicine

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., featured AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, and Executive Vice President Atul Grover, MD, PhD.

  • Oct. 5, 2018
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CMS Star Ratings Met with Criticism in Academic Medicine Community

Many in the academic medicine community objected to Star ratings, asserting that they did not provide an accurate view of quality at major teaching hospitals.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Early Adopters of Bundled Payments Discuss Challenges, Lessons Learned

The ACA has been instrumental in launching new payment methods designed to help institutions continue to provide quality patient care while reducing costs.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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National Academies Report Calls for HHS to Withdraw Proposed Common Rule Revisions

Report: Work on proposed revisions to the Common Rule should halt until an independent commission reviews and updates frameworks for human subject research.

  • Sept. 27, 2016