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Ending health inequity requires new skill: structural competency

Learn how medical educators can teach tomorrow’s physicians to bring systems thinking into the exam room and the community to address systemic racism.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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7 ways Congress can cut COVID-19’s health inequities

The deadly pandemic has not hit all communities equally. Find out what doctors, nurses and hospitals agree should be done to address the problem.

Health Equity
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12 MIN READ

Edward Ellison, MD, on ways health care leaders bring equity to organizations

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how health care leaders can bring diversity, inclusion and equity to their organizations.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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7 ways to improve Black health—in mind and body

Find out how physicians and other health professionals can make a change to better reach and care for their Black patients.

Population Care
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6 MIN READ

5 steps physicians can take to prioritize Black patients’ well-being

Black patients face inequities that drive worse outcomes in physical and mental health. Learn with the AMA about what physicians can do to address the situation.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Bill would collect patient data needed to fix COVID-19 inequities

You can’t fix what you don’t measure. So the AMA backs proposed legislation to create a standardized patient data set to help tackle the pandemic’s disparities.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Why COVID-19 makes it more important than ever to look upstream

Physicians and health equity leaders discuss how the health care system can be reimagined, redesigned and reconstructed.

Health Equity
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6 MIN READ

Protecting underrepresented students and residents during COVID-19

The current pandemic is impacting all segments of society—but not equally—and it has created significant disruptions in medical education.

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Public Health
AMA COVID-19 Guides
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13 MIN READ

Wendy Chung, MD: Pandemic challenged genomic data collection

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing genetics and COVID-19, in the second of a two-part series.

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Public Health
AMA Update