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3 MIN READ

Medical students help homeless people stay safe from COVID-19

Learn how a group of medical student AMA members has worked to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people in the nation’s capital.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

As pandemic hit, these medical students acted on systems approach

Learn with the AMA about how medical students’ work in contact tracing and cluster investigation filled an education gap and aided COVID-19 response.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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3 MIN READ

3 insights med students should know in the pursuit for health equity

Systemic inequities plague U.S. medicine, as laid bare in the last year. Learn how medical students can help in the push for change.

Health Equity
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11 MIN READ

The power of medical student advocacy

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 medical student advocacy during the pandemic.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update
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2 MIN READ

Tips for medical students to master subtle art of communication

Effective communication is a key part of medical training. An AMA module offers students pointers on mastering the skill.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 MIN READ

How a student-run clinic helps low-tech patients during COVID-19

UC Davis shifted its medical student-run clinics to telemedicine during COVID-19. Learn how they adjusted to help patients access the right care.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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3 MIN READ

Police brutality, health inequity: 8 ways medical faculty can respond

Learn how medical schools can offer supportive approaches to help address systemic racism, police brutality and COVID-19 inequities.

Health Equity
Amber Smith, Xena Moore and Colin Dallimore
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4 MIN READ

How a medical student-run clinic is navigating the pandemic

Restrictions on patient-student interaction during COVID-19 forced a University of Kansas volunteer clinic to rethink how it operates.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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3 MIN READ

How medical students can be effective advocates on social media

Social media can help amplify the power of medical students' voice. Learn with the AMA about how to harness social media for advocacy.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School