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March 26, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA asks FEMA to include physician offices in vaccine distribution efforts and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Why it’s time to invest in the nation’s health care workforce

Learn more about a bipartisan Senate bill that would grow the nation’s physician pipeline and create opportunities to diversify the health workforce.

Health Equity
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Exploring new med ed pathways at University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Each month, the AMA highlights institutions that are part of the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to showcase their work with the consortium and innovations in medical education.

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Jan. 29, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA applauds the end of zero-tolerance immigration policy and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Judge voids rule pricing H-1B doctors out of areas that need them

Judge negates new rule that AMA said would “cause immediate and lasting harm” to communities that would no longer be able to afford to hire H-1B doctors.

International Medical Education
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AMA mapping tool identifies where workforce needs are greatest

The free, newly revised AMA Health Workforce Mapper offers publicly accessible data on the physician and nonphysician workforces anywhere in the U.S.

Research
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Nov. 13, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Ongoing AMA advocacy efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and more in the latest Federal Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Pandemic brought challenges for IMGs, and AMA responded

IMGs are key to the physician workforce during a pandemic straining the U.S. health system. Learn about the AMA’s advocacy for IMGs and their patients.

International Medical Education
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Medical students: What you need to know about the GME landscape

Future residents can learn with the AMA about the funding and workforce issues residency programs will face in the coming years.

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