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4 MIN READ

What forms your identity? It’s key to coaching diverse med ed learners

Find out how to open doors as an academic coach with medical students, residents and fellows who come from all walks of life to serve patients.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Mark C. Henderson, MD, with University of California, Davis, health-professional trainees
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17 MIN READ

How diversity’s power can help overcome the physician shortage

There aren’t enough doctors to care for aging patients and not enough physicians who mirror the nation’s diversity. Learn how the two are connected.

Health Equity
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36 MIN READ

Doctor shortages are here—time to act, Drs. Harmon and Orlowski weigh in

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, AMA President Gerald E. Harmon, MD, and Janis M. Orlowski, MD, detail what’s driving the physician shortage.

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Sustainability
Moving Medicine Podcast
1 MIN READ

Accreditation: Council on Medical Education reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Council on Medical Education
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5 MIN READ

Why we must act now to ensure an adequate physician workforce

Fewer physicians available to treat the increased demands of an aging population is an issue we must tackle today to avoid a crisis tomorrow.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Paper profiles
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4 MIN READ

There’s no shortcut to boosting diversity among physician faculty

It will take sustained effort to overcome long-established barriers and make medical schools look more like the nation. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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14 MIN READ

Gerald Harmon, MD, on the 5 actions needed to defeat COVID, rebuild trust

AMA President Gerald E. Harmon, MD, addressed the National Press Club about the five actions needed to defeat COVID-19 and rebuild trust.

Speeches
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3 MIN READ

2021 medical school class sees enrollment diversity grow

The current class of first-year medical school students made significant gains among Black and Hispanic students, AAMC data shows.

Medical School Diversity
Illustration of a diverse group of physicians
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4 MIN READ

Inequities in medicine take personal toll on physicians, students

Two physicians and a medical student shared stories of how inequities and racism in medicine have personally impacted them as patients and trainees.

Medical School Diversity