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5 MIN READ

Lesson is resilience when this physician goes back to school

Frank Clark, MD, works to inspire the next generation of underrepresented minority students by sharing his successes—and his struggles. 

Medical School Diversity
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4 MIN READ

Medicine’s “open secret”: What to do when patients hate

There is a need for best practices in dealing with patient intolerance. Experts offer advice on how to proceed when hatred interferes with healing.

Physician Health
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8 MIN READ

As bias persists, challenges arise on diversity in medicine

Too many physicians face hurtful assumptions about “what a doctor looks like.” What is needed to forge a new conversation on diversity in medicine?

Health Equity
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2 MIN READ

Latino medical students host policy summit in D.C.

The third annual Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Policy Summit, held Oct. 21-23, was a comprehensive experiential training in Latino health policy.

Minority Affairs
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4 MIN READ

Criminal justice reform can improve public health

Mass incarceration poses a threat to public health, fueling chronic disease and mental illness that physicians must address. Working for criminal justice reform can save money and lives.

Population Care
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3 MIN READ

Medical community inspires next generation of minority doctors

AMA National Doctors Back to School Day sends minority physicians and medical students into local schools to inspire kids to get into medicine. Seeing physicians who look like them inspires students.

Minority Affairs
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1 MIN READ

Minority health disparities focus of Clinton Global Initiative summit

The Clinton Global Initiative hosted its 5th annual Health Matters Activation Summit. A town hall on, “Addressing health disparities through technology and innovation,” was moderated by former President Bill Clinton.

Health Equity
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6 MIN READ

3 environmental issues disproportionately affecting Hispanic patients

Researchers and physicians at the event hosted by the AMA Minority Affairs Section and the National Hispanic Medical Association discussed how multiple factors—ranging from a lack of Hispanic physicians in medicine to lurking environmental contaminants—shape Hispanic health.

Population Care
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2 MIN READ

Physicians discuss racial bias and health in JAMA Viewpoint

A Viewpoint in JAMA, titled “Racial bias in health care and health: Challenges and opportunities,” discusses the potential contribution of societal racial bias to disparities in health care and health status. The physician authors look at what can be done to approach these interconnected issues.

Health Equity