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Q&A: Ochsner PI takes you inside coronavirus vaccine trials

Julia Garcia-Diaz, MD, is principal investigator for two COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials at Ochsner Health. Learn about the race for lifesaving vaccines.

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Kevin Connolly King, MD: Revitalizing residency training programs

AMA member Kevin Connolly King, MD, volunteered for five years and knew medicine was the profession he wanted to pursue.

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Ricardo Correa, MD
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Q&A: Latinx endocrinologist works to make medicine more diverse

AMA member Ricardo Correa, MD, was honored among 100 inspiring Latinx scientists in U.S. Learn what he’s doing to ensure there are many more doctors like him.

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Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD
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Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD: Advocate for reproductive health

Ob-gyn and AMA member Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD, moves medicine by improving access to contraception and reproductive health for all women.

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Lisa MacLean, MD
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Q&A: As pandemic strains doctors, she leads Henry Ford’s response

As director of physician wellness at Henry Ford Health System, Lisa MacLean, MD, is monitoring the pandemic’s impact on the doctor workforce.

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Trump extends student-loan deferral—plan your next move now

No payments required on federal student loans for the rest of 2020. Here’s how residents and young doctors can think ahead to diminish their burdens in 2021.

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How new technologies boost postpartum care in “fourth trimester”

Postpartum care too often gets short shrift as new mothers adjust to the massive lifestyle change. Learn about “Femtech” that can improve maternal outcomes after birth.

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Gathering race, ethnicity info can help fight inequity. How to do it well.

To achieve BP control for all patient populations, health inequities must be identified. Discover how to capture complete patient data in your practice.

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Q&A: Why Kaiser is helping tackle large-scale COVID-19 contact tracing

By supporting COVID-19 contact tracing, Kaiser Permanente seeks to bring the pandemic under control while helping to develop a network of skilled, culturally competent community health teams.

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