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Empty emergency room hospital bed
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9 Min Read

Q&A: Why strained EDs can’t overlook social factors driving health

Dhara Amin, MD, leads ED quality efforts at Chicago’s Cook County Health. The Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship aids her work on health equity.

Health Equity
Hannibal Person, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: This pediatrician is confronting inequities in GI care

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems in children of color are too often dismissed. Learn how pediatrician Hannibal Person, MD, is working to change that.

Health Equity
Richard Silvera, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: Physician advocacy for patients with HIV gets personal

Advocacy must be everywhere, because health inequities are everywhere, says Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Richard Silvera, MD, MPH. Learn more.

Health Equity
Delegates at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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32 Min Read

Highlights from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

Catch up with the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 12–15.

Interim Meeting
2022 Interim Meeting
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2022 AMA Interim Meeting: 6 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting Nov. 12–15.

Interim Meeting
Hands of different colors raised
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4 Min Read

Not leaving health equity to chance: Future advocates get a boost

As with the physician workforce, the pool of health equity advocates requires constant development. A fellowship is fostering the next generation.

AMA Center for Health Equity
Patient and physician in an appointment
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8 Min Read

8 things patients wish physicians knew about gender diverse care

Listen to each patient’s story and offer your support. Learn with the AMA about keys to caring for patients who are transgender and gender diverse.

Population Care
Transgender person standing in a room
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What sets back care for transgender patients in the exam room

Kameryn J. Lee, MD, MSPH, is an ob-gyn and a transgender woman. “It’s a terrible feeling” to sense discomfort from one’s doctor, she says. Learn more.

Population Care
Sign welcoming delegates to the 2022 Annual HOD Meeting
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40 Min Read

Highlights from the 2022 AMA Annual Meeting

Catch up with the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran June 10-15.

Annual Meeting