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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024
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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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Community Engagement UME - Undergraduate Medical Education
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Health equity pioneers applaud progress, caution against backsliding

Two pioneers — former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, and Obamacare expert Daniel Dawes, JD — offer a path forward for battling health inequities.

  • Nov. 8, 2021
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Words matter — especially when talking about racial and health justice in medicine

The AAMC Center for Health Justice has partnered with the AMA to release a guide to language, narrative, and concepts in health equity in medicine.

  • Oct. 28, 2021
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The cost of being unvaccinated is rising — will people be willing to pay the price?

Experts in psychology and behavioral economics weigh in on why financial penalties will convince some, but not all, to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • Oct. 26, 2021
A masked woman stands near a sign that reads "No Vaccine, No Entry"
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In a time of civic discord, remember ‘we are not enemies’

Columnist George Will says the causes of today’s heated discourse run deep and sees challenges to restoring civility in debates about civic issues.

  • Oct. 19, 2021
George Will delivers the baccalaureate commencement address at Princeton University in 2019.
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Academic medicine can cut through culture war stalemates — if it sees the morality on all sides

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says evidence won’t sway many people. Doctors and scientists must understand how people reach different moral judgments.

  • Oct. 7, 2021
Jonathan Haidt, PhD, speaks at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia
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AAMC launches center to tackle health inequities

The new AAMC Center for Health Justice will bring together national and local leaders to improve the health of all communities.

  • Sept. 21, 2021
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New AAMC Center for Health Justice to Address Health Inequities, Improve Community Health

The AAMC has established the AAMC Center for Health Justice to address health inequities nationwide and ensure all can attain their full health potential.

  • Sept. 21, 2021
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2021 AAMC Award Winners Announced

Many of this year’s awardees have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Others have led efforts to reform cancer care and improve medical education.

  • Aug. 31, 2021
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These physicians work in underserved communities. The National Health Service Corps helps make that financially feasible

New funding for the National Health Service Corps will bolster the program’s ability to help physicians work in underserved communities.

  • June 24, 2021
Paola Portela, MD, chief medical officer of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, plays with a young patient.
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Medical schools overhaul curricula to fight inequities

A growing number of medical school leaders say that isolated mentions of health inequities are not enough. Instead, social drivers must be front and center.

  • May 25, 2021
A student holds a sign that says "Racism is a public health crisis"