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6 big ideas driving the AMA's health equity work

The AMA’s strategic plan for advancing racial justice and health equity includes six “theories of change” essential to the way forward. Learn more.

Health Equity
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Sweeping plan outlined to address maternal health care inequities

Time to extend Medicaid, CHIP coverage to 12 months after the end of pregnancy as part of broader effort to promote maternal health care equity.

Population Care
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Where private practices can begin on social determinants of health

Find out how to start small, ask the right questions and connect your patients with the help they need beyond the walls of your private practice.

Private Practices
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James L. Madara, MD, address at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting, Dr. Madara discusses the power of trust in a crisis, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How to prioritize equity in health care? Watch and learn

AMA’s “Prioritizing Equity” series offers sharp health equity insights from leading experts. Doctors can claim CME for watching these educational videos.

Health Equity
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Integrated care delivery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Carol A. Terregino, MD, discusses how Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School focused on health systems science and maximized integrated care delivery.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

An understanding of the system in which health care is delivered can help pre-meds hit the ground running once they begin medical school.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts glossary

Review the glossary for Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts for key terms/concepts on how to use language to engage and support.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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3 ways medical educators can help right wrongs of racism in medicine

Putting racial justice efforts into action requires persistence across the medical education continuum. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity