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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024
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Women are changing the face of medicine in America

Data from the past 18 years show how women have driven growth in the supply of physicians and expanded their presence in some of the largest specialties.

  • May 28, 2024
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In their own words: Medical students reflect on their journeys

Through 55-word stories, students share aspects of their medical school experiences — from meaningful patient encounters to moments of joy and heartbreak.

  • May 23, 2024
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5 ways to combat surging syphilis cases in the United States

Syphilis has reached alarming rates unseen in the U.S. since the 1950s. A CDC expert lays out steps to halt increases and prevent dramatic health problems.

  • May 21, 2024

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Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Ethics
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Academic Medicine and Social Justice

Community healers and leaders must address issues related to inequality, social exclusion, racism, and bias that all too often are linked to societal violence.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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AAMC Report Shows Decline of Black Males in Medicine

Despite efforts to increase diversity, the numbers of black men in medicine have been stagnant for nearly 40 years.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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The Role of the Center for Medicine After the Holocaust in Medical Ethics Education

Today's doctors, nurses, and scientists need to confront the role that physicians played in the Holocaust and apply that knowledge to research and practice.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Community Health Needs Assessments Address Local Health Priority

More hospitals are conducting community health needs assessment and using the results to engage their communities and prioritize public health issues.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Unlikely Partners: How Academic Medicine and Correctional Facilities Can Forge Progress Together

Those incarcerated or recently released from correctional institutions face a unique set of health issues.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Unconscious Bias in Academic Medicine: Overcoming the Prejudices We Don’t Know We Have

Leaders at medical schools and teaching hospitals are examining how unconscious bias affects academic medicine and looking at ways to mitigate the impact.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Race and Bias from the Classroom to the Exam Room

While some researchers continue to document racial disparities in health and disease burden, others are digging even.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Research Centers Investigate Root Causes of Health Inequities

University research centers are developing strategies to address the complex causes of health inequities.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program

Policymakers should strengthen the 340B program so that safety-net hospitals, many of them teaching hospitals, can continue to treat to vulnerable patients.

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2021 AAMCNews Stories

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