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Black and white historical photo of people marching to integrate county and state medical societies
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6 MIN READ

Why organized medicine must “clean up” to advance health equity

The AMA and other physician organizations offer candid apologies for their history of racial exclusion. Learn why that’s needed to right today’s wrongs.

Health Equity
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36 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity Spotlight series: Beyond an apology to restorative justice

In this Prioritizing Equity Spotlight session, a panel of leaders discusses the pathways to equity both within their organizations and across medicine.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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4 MIN READ

AMA awards research grants to advance the study of women in medicine

AMA Women Physicians Section and AMA Foundation announce winners of 2021 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund.

Press Releases
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4 MIN READ

Research probes women doctors’ "impossible task" of having it all

What toll is pandemic taking on women physicians with kids, and how can health care institutions help? Learn about a project studying these questions.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Committed to advancing LGBTQ+ care? This program’s looking for you

Learn about the plans at University of Wisconsin, the first grant recipient of the AMA Foundation’s National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Challenges of COVID-19 and HIV demand patient-physician teamwork

Answering patients’ questions with empathy is key to fighting these two ongoing health crises, says AMA President Gerald E. Harmon, MD.

Public Health
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With loan repayment set to resume, 3 key questions for residents

Coronavirus relief legislation has given physicians a break from medical student-loan repayment. Learn more with the AMA about what comes next.

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Medical Residency Personal Finance
Thriving in Residency
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4 MIN READ

New AMA Foundation initiative will boost LGBTQ+ health care

The first in a series of fellowships to improve health care delivery to—and health outcomes for—the LGBTQ+ community holds transformational promise.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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13 MIN READ

Susan Bailey, MD, looks back at her AMA presidency [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by speaking with outgoing AMA president Susan Bailey, MD, as she reflects on her presidency during the pandemic.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast