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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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Health professionals with disabilities: Ethics and progress

The October issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics® explores what “disability” means, how we can learn from physicians and health professionals with disabilities; and how medical schools can accommodate med students with disabilities.

Ethics
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AMA awards research grants to advance the study of women in medicine

Each September, the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes influential women physician leaders as part of Women in Medicine Month.

Press Releases
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How med schools are training tomorrow's physician leaders

A look at how 4 med schools have adapted curricula to address changes in the health care delivery system. Future physicians must develop new competencies in leading and working on a team, advocacy, and person-centered care.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Supreme Court ruling on race and med school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled med schools have a right to create a more racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce. They have an obligation to redress current disparities in health care by graduating doctors who more closely reflect the patient population.

Medical School Diversity
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High court supports race-conscious school admission policies

The Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin ruling is essential to help eliminate racial health disparities.

Press Releases
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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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Increasing minorities in medical schools: Programs alter the pipeline

How to increase minorities—particularly black men—attending medical school? To alter the pipeline of candidates, medical schools and others have developed programs to overcome educational, social and economic barriers.

Medical School Diversity
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5 keys to student diversity: Changing the face of medical education

A racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce can help eliminate health care disparities. A former chair of the AMA Council on Medical Education offers 5 tips to promote student diversity.

Medical School Diversity