2021 Giambalvo award recipients collage
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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.

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June 2021 AMA Special Meeting: 10 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their virtual meeting June 11–16.

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Time for doctors to take center stage in COVID-19 vaccine push

With most American adults vaccinated, those still hesitant are likeliest to be moved by their personal physicians. Learn more with the AMA.

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40 under 40 leaders in minority health
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These are the 40 under 40 leaders in minority health

Patient advocates, researchers and others made this year’s 40 under 40 leaders in minority health. Learn about the AMA members who are moving medicine.

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5 hard-won bits of advice for tomorrow’s women physician leaders

The presidents of the AMA and Colorado Permanente Medical Group talk career paths, work-life balance, pay gaps and more.

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20 MIN READ

Women leaders in medicine: Seeking equal pay for equal work

Tune into a discussion promoting growth as a woman in the medical field.

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Moving Medicine Podcast
Women physician and patients
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4 ways to overcome issues affecting senior women physicians

Challenges faced by women physicians have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some measures senior women physicians can take.

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The year ahead—exclusive interview with Anthony Fauci, MD, NIAID director

Listen to an exclusive interview with Anthony Fauci, MD, about what lies ahead for physicians and medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katherine Pannel, DO
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Q&A: One physician’s fight against anti-DO bias, gender inequity

Recent controversies highlight prejudices that women, osteopathic doctors still face. Katherine Pannel, DO, details some progress and why biases persist.

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