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To advance equity, examine critical pedagogies in medical education

Learn with the AMA how critical pedagogies in health professions education can equip and motivate learners to advance health equity.

Ethics
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How to respond when “turfing” displaces patient welfare

The problematic nature of poorly executed patient placement decisions is long overdue for change. Learn how to start the conversation.   

Ethics
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Is your patient lonely? There may be a prescription for that

The surgeon general says loneliness can be as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Learn how “social prescriptions” could help.

Ethics
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How geriatric psychiatry can provide care that older adults deserve

Pervasive ageism and workforce shortage concerns raise contemporary clinical and ethical questions on mental health care of older adults. Learn more.

Ethics
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Taking a palliative care approach to psychiatry’s toughest cases

Patients with treatment-resistant depression or persistent suicidality pose major challenges. Find out how palliative psychiatry could help.

Ethics
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AMA fact check on recent articles about uterus transplants

Multiple media outlets have recently inaccurately published stories with inflammatory headlines about an AMA Journal of Ethics article.

Press Releases
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Robots are a norm in surgery. What happens when AI enters the OR?

As robotic-assisted surgery evolves to potentially include AI, ethical conversations on decision-making and clinical training emerge. Learn more.

Ethics
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The meaning behind your white coat

A short white coat can be a life-changing article of attire for medical students beginning their journey in the provision of care.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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What is high blood pressure?

AMA tools and resources—including communication strategies, infographic and quick guide PDFs—enable physicians to better diagnose and manage high BP while also helping patients take an active role in the process.

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Hypertension
Health Care Definitions