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12 MIN READ

Jan. 10, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Physicians comment on Part B drug payment proposal, Trump Administration's H-1B proposed rule, and more in AMA's national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Best of 2018 social media
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3 MIN READ

Liked, loved, shared: What got physicians talking this year

Physician actions in areas such as gun violence, professional burnout and immigration policy struck home with readers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Physician Health
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3 MIN READ

3 misconceptions about what drives medicine’s gender pay gap

Oft-told explanations of why male physicians earn more than their female counterparts overlook some key facts.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

Future physicians should seek training to enhance access to rural care

The AMA encourages medical students and residents to seek training opportunities in public and population health to increase access to care in rural areas.

Press Releases
Mildred M.G. Olivier, MD
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5 MIN READ

Mildred Olivier, MD: Reducing disparities in the profession

AMA member Mildred Olivier, MD, was inspired by her Haitian-born parents to join the field of medicine and remains involved in global health.

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Members Move Medicine
6 MIN READ

Why women physicians need to know the business side of health care

Barbara L. McAneny, MD, president of the AMA, emphasizes that if women physicians can speak the language of business, they can speak the language of power.

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Health Equity
Leadership Thoughts
6 MIN READ

To make a difference for women in medicine, address implicit bias

Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, president-elect of the AMA addresses the need to look on many fronts at implicit bias against women in medicine.

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Health Equity
Leadership Thoughts
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4 MIN READ

There’s gender bias in medical research. Here are 3 keys to fix it.

There are not enough women included in research. Here is how physicians and health professionals can fix this sex and gender bias.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

Challenging gender bias in the house of medicine

All physicians, men and women, earned the same title through a rigorous and universal standard. That standard should apply to opportunities and compensation.

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Health Equity
Leadership Viewpoints