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4 MIN READ

This project creates “sisterhood of support” for women physicians

Pay inequities, work-life imbalances persist for women doctors, contributing to burnout. Learn about a collaborative approach on well-being and leadership.

Health Equity
Physician holding a stethoscope
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4 MIN READ

3 ways to achieve gender equity in academic medicine promotions

Women physicians face a slower promotional timeline. Read some proposals on how to overcome this gap in academia and promote gender equity.

Health Equity
Closed glass doors with a "pull" sign leading to an operating room area
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4 MIN READ

Residency programs should trumpet no-tolerance approach on racism

During interviews with residency applicants, programs can make clear how they will foster diversity and back doctors facing microaggressions, racism.

Medical School Diversity
Physician going over examination notes with patient, both wearing masks.
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4 MIN READ

How race, and racism, enter the exam room in 2021

In the ’60s, Dr. David Satcher’s first patient refused care from a Black doctor. Today, medicine still struggles to advance health equity.

Health Equity
Young woman sitting on the floor in a hallway with her head on top of her knees.
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Dr. Ravi: Fighting for patients and pushing women forward in medicine

Family physician Anita Ravi, MD explains how to pursue trauma-informed care to normalize conversations about health care with survivors of abuse.

Women Physicians
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4 MIN READ

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

AMA Women Physicians Section and AMA Foundation announce winners of 2021 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund.

Press Releases
2021 Giambalvo award recipients collage
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4 MIN READ

Research probes women doctors’ "impossible task" of having it all

What toll is pandemic taking on women physicians with kids, and how can health care institutions help? Learn about a project studying these questions.

Health Equity
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11 MIN READ

Mercy Adetoye, MD, MS, on increasing diversity in residency programs

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Mercy Adetoye, MD, MS, on increasing diversity in residency programs.

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Medical School Diversity
Moving Medicine Video Update
Two women wearing masks and receiving vaccinations at a school or communinity center.
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Empowering Black communities to boost COVID-19 vaccination

Medical student LaShyra “Lash” Nolen, an AMA member, leads a project to deliver culturally sensitive, accurate information in marginalized communities.

Population Care