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4 MIN READ

6 big ideas driving the AMA's health equity work

The AMA’s strategic plan for advancing racial justice and health equity includes six “theories of change” essential to the way forward. Learn more.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

AMA seeks more help for medical students, residents with disabilities

To improve workforce diversity and patient care, medical schools and GME institutions must remove barriers and refocus on student and trainee abilities, not limitations.

Medical School Diversity
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4 MIN READ

Boost for 3 big ideas to improve diversity in medical education

The U.S. physician workforce doesn’t look like the nation. Learn how ambitious efforts to change that picture are getting a helping hand.

Medical School Diversity
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38 MIN READ

Life on the Line: Young doctors come of age in a pandemic

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, author and New York Times reporter Emma Goldberg shares the experience of following six fresh med school graduates amid the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.

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Medical Resident Wellness
Moving Medicine Podcast
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Q&A: Calling out systemic racism’s impact in medicine

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH, was part of the medical student-led effort to have the AMA recognize racism as a public health threat. Learn more.

Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

Q&A: How IMGs overcome big barriers to practice medicine in U.S.

Learn why international medical graduates (IMGS) often face an uphill path. AMA member Kamalika Roy, MD, says it’s a road worth taking.

International Medical Education
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3 MIN READ

How IMGs have changed the face of American medicine

The AMA’s IMG Recognition Week includes a dive into the numbers that illustrate this vital part of the U.S. physician workforce.

International Medical Education
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Women in medicine month webinar: Gender equity in medicine

View the webinar "Advancing gender equity through medical education, leadership development and medical practice," featuring Margot Savoy, MD.

Women Physicians
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Correct count matters for Asian American, Pacific Islander health

Grouping Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders together can hide their particular health challenges. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity