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What residency programs can do to boost health equity

Research shows a more diverse physician workforce can improve health outcomes. A top physician leader at ACGME advises on how to make positive changes.

Health Equity
Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD
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Curriculum emphasizes medical student and physician mental health

Treatment saves the lives of those with a substance-use disorder, depression, anxiety or other stigma-laden condition—this includes medical professionals.

Physician Health
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One way to tackle bias in medical school admissions

Framing structural competency as a source of merit can advance equity in medical school admissions and improve patient care.

Medical School Diversity
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Transforming the UME to GME transition for obstetrics and gynecology

Maya M. Hammoud, MD, MBA discusses the University of Michigan Medical School's AMA Reimagining Residency Grant project on transforming the UME to GME transition. Learn more.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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As pandemic hit, these medical students acted on systems approach

Learn with the AMA about how medical students’ work in contact tracing and cluster investigation filled an education gap and aided COVID-19 response.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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3 insights med students should know in the pursuit for health equity

Systemic inequities plague U.S. medicine, as laid bare in the last year. Learn how medical students can help in the push for change.

Health Equity
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The power of medical student advocacy

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 medical student advocacy during the pandemic.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update
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Tips for medical students to master subtle art of communication

Effective communication is a key part of medical training. An AMA module offers students pointers on mastering the skill.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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How telehealth is changing neurology clerkship at Johns Hopkins

Learn with the AMA how a course that grew out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing med ed and patient care in the long term.

ChangeMedEd Initiative