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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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To end the drug crisis, bring addiction out of the shadows

Shame and stigma fuel addiction and prevent treatment, argues Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But compassion can save lives.

  • Nov. 2, 2021
National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow, MD, presenting her annual report to a meeting of principal investigators in the Clinical Trials Network in Rockville, Maryland.
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AAMC Statement on the Patient-Physician Relationship and Reproductive Health

The AAMC released a statement on the Patient-Physician Relationship and Reproductive Health.

  • Sept. 28, 2021
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Hospitals innovate amid dire nursing shortages

COVID-19’s latest surge exacerbates long-standing forces driving nursing shortfalls, prompting an all-hands-on-deck scramble to maintain patient care.

  • Sept. 7, 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
2021 AAMC Awards
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Final Report of the UGRC

The AAMC issued the following statement upon release of the final report of the Coalition for Physician Accountability’s UGRC.

  • Aug. 26, 2021
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As a non-U.S. citizen, I faced hurdles applying to U.S. medical schools. Now that I’ve made it, I want to help others like me

I started F-1 Doctors to help international students like me find mentorship when applying to U.S. medical schools.

  • July 29, 2021
Azan Zahir Virji, MPH
Press Release
AAMC Joins National Hospital Association Statement on COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Workers

Five national hospital organizations released a statement on COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers.

  • July 27, 2021
A medical professional in scrubs gives the COVID-19 vaccine to another medical professional
Press Release
AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC has issued a statement on the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas’ decision that DACA is unlawful.

  • July 16, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Medical School and Teaching Hospital Employees

The AAMC issued a statement recommending its member medical schools and teaching hospitals require COVID-19 vaccines for their employees.

  • July 16, 2021
A medical professional in scrubs gives the COVID-19 vaccine to another medical professional
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I entered medicine after another career. You can too

A nontraditional medical student shares his advice for how to transition from another career into medicine.

  • July 13, 2021
Third-year student Lala Tanmoy “Tom” Das prepares for a day at the hospital.