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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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Leadership Thoughts
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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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Leadership Thoughts
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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
Woman standing in practice environment
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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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Leadership Viewpoints
Women in Medicine timeline
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Timeline of women in medicine

September is the AMA’s Women in Medicine Month, which celebrates the accomplishments of—and showcases advocacy for—female physicians.

Health Equity
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4 qualities women leaders in medicine need to succeed

AMA President Barbara McAneny, MD, and President-elect Patrice Harris, MD, discuss the qualities women need to succeed in medicine and how the health care industry should change.

Health Equity
Six honorees for Women in Medicine event
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4 MIN READ

6 women awarded for research on gender bias in medical training

Two research projects will explore timely issues related to women in medicine—gender bias in medical student evaluations and why women leave medicine during training years.

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

The AMA, AMA Women Physicians Section and AMA Foundation announce the winners of the 2018 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women grants program.

Press Releases
Gavel resting next to immigration law book.
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Backlog of H-1B visas for physicians affects patients in need

Doctors already practicing in the U.S. are still waiting to receive their green card. Some have been waiting for decades.

International Medical Education