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3 MIN READ

Medical students help homeless people stay safe from COVID-19

Learn how a group of medical student AMA members has worked to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people in the nation’s capital.

Population Care
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Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & minoritized physicians

This installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series brings together revered voices to discuss how a year of the pandemic has impacted minoritized and marginalized physicians.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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Nov. 13, 2020: Judicial Advocacy Update

7 major downsides if the ACA is overturned by Supreme Court in the latest Judicial Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Q&A: Adversity drives medical student’s congressional advocacy

Having experienced homelessness as a teenager, medical student Reilly Bealer aspires to address health care inequities through her position with the AMA.

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Medical Students
Succeeding in Medical School
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11 MIN READ

Experts discuss the pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See the latest daily video update on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the opioid epidemic.

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Overdose Epidemic
AMA Update
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8 MIN READ

How Chicago doctors work to limit COVID-19 spread among homeless

“Stay home, save lives” is a helpful public health slogan for most, but impossible for people without a dwelling. Learn what physicians at Rush University Medical Center are doing to help.

Population Care
Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH
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Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH: Giving a voice to those without homes

AMA member Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH, started a project to speak with homeless people across the country and better understand this public health crisis.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
Delegates at the AMA Annual Meeting
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3 MIN READ

Homeless people need more help, not stays in jail: AMA

People living on the streets are at higher risk of health problems, and laws that criminalize their existence only worsen their troubles.

Population Care
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2 MIN READ

AMA to address health of individuals experiencing homelessness

The AMA adopted policy addressing the health and social needs of persons experiencing homelessness.

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