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Medical education and workforce development

Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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Monique Butler, MD
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Guiding the next generation of physicians with vision and heart

HCA Healthcare’s Monique Butler, MD, blends passion for medicine with strategy to recruit, train and retain future physicians.

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Improve GME
Health System Spotlight
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Need USMLE or COMLEX accommodations? What medical students must know

For medical students with disabilities, securing accommodations for licensing exams takes a plan. Here is how to build a strong case and find support.

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School
Joel Bervell, MD, with his “The Doctor is In” show’s animated lead
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“If you see it, you can be it” mantra animates YouTube kids show

Social media rock star and AMA member Joel Bervell, MD, hopes the streaming show, “The Doctor is In,” will inspires kids to consider medicine as a career.

Medical School Diversity

Docs With Disabilities

Building more inclusive educational environments for trainees and medical professionals with disabilities.

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More transparency coming on outcomes for med school grads

The AMA has adopted policy to support new federal rules taking effect in October at medical schools and other higher-ed institutions.

Med Student Advocacy
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Mentorship in medicine with Ved Gossain, MD

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, in collaboration with PermanenteDocs Chat, learn about the importance of mentoring the next generation of physicians.

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Medical School Diversity
Moving Medicine Podcast
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New medical school’s founding dean champions diversity and equity

Leonardo Seoane, MD, is the first dean at Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which will join four existing historically Black medical schools.

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Medical School Diversity
Health System Spotlight
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Ochsner Health takes DIY approach to health workforce shortages

A new medical school at a historically Black university is among the many workforce efforts undertaken by Louisiana-based Ochsner Health. Learn more.

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Medical School Diversity
Health System Spotlight
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After affirmative action, med ed forges plans to increase diversity

AAMC data shows rise in the number of medical students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups. What comes next is a bigger conversation.

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Medical School Diversity
Succeeding in Medical School