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What residency programs can do to boost health equity

Research shows a more diverse physician workforce can improve health outcomes. A top physician leader at ACGME advises on how to make positive changes.

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One way to tackle bias in medical school admissions

Framing structural competency as a source of merit can advance equity in medical school admissions and improve patient care.

Medical School Diversity
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How UCSF is working to overcome bias in clerkship grading

Evaluations of performance in clerkship can sink medical students’ ambitions. Learn with the AMA about strategies for fairness and accuracy.

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Why it’s time to invest in the nation’s health care workforce

Learn more about a bipartisan Senate bill that would grow the nation’s physician pipeline and create opportunities to diversify the health workforce.

Medical School Diversity
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Microaggressions happen in medical school. Here’s how to stop them.

It takes big commitment to deter microaggressions, the negative racial slights that harm medical students’ training. Learn more with the AMA.

Medical School Diversity
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How to get up to 3,000 more Black people in physician pipeline

Creating a physician workforce that more closely resembles the nation is a vital task. Learn more with the AMA about how it can be achieved.

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How this New York medical school boosted diversity by 45%

In a bid to boost matriculation from groups underrepresented in medicine, this medical school is looking at the bottom line on medical student loans.

Medical School Diversity
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How medical schools are redoubling fight against racism in medicine

The structural elements of racism that exist in other areas of society also prevail in medical education. Learn what medical schools are doing about it.

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Combating racism in med ed to address health care disparities

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how combating racism within medical education helps address health care disparities.

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