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5 MIN READ

COVID-19’s impact on women physicians’ work life in academia

Women were already underrepresented in academic medicine faculty leadership positions. Now many ponder quitting or cutting back, a survey shows

Health Equity
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City-level data reveals health inequities are far from inevitable

New book from AMA researcher details how research, equity-focused data analysis and community mobilization can help slash health inequities.

Health Equity
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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
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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
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Congress must tackle Medicare pay, telehealth in reconciliation

Massive budget-reconciliation package should stop 2022 Medicare physician payment cliff and keep telehealth’s momentum going after pandemic.

Medicare & Medicaid
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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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 30, 2021

in the news: Delta hospitalizations for unvaccinated, new HHS office, childhood obesity in the pandemic, Texas law SB8, drug-resistant infections rose in pandemic.

Publications & Newsletters
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5 MIN READ

AMA releases educational resources to advance equity in health care

AMA Ed Hub will feature new modules aimed at addressing the root causes of inequities, including racism and structural determinants of health.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 23, 2021

In the news: Hospital pricing, Pfizer shot gets FDA approval, new T2D screening recommendation, health spending, outcomes across races, Benzodiazepine overdoses.

Publications & Newsletters