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This Is What We Do: Academic Medicine and Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19

This Is What We Do: Academic Medicine Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19

From virtual learning to the speed of getting a vaccine, academic medicine has met every challenge its faced because as medical professionals, this is what we do.

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The State of COVID 2022: An Update from the AAMC and Academic Medicine Experts

On January 6, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. ET, David J. Skorton, MD, president and CEO of the AAMC, hosted a one-hour live press briefing to discuss the federal vaccine mandate for health care facilities being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court and what can be done if the court declines to support the current federal government mandate. AAMC experts also provided updates on how the nation’s teaching hospitals and health systems are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic amid the omicron variant, the surge in cases and impact on hospital capacity, and the latest science in testing and vaccination guidance. 

Several AAMC experts joined the conversation and Q&A, including: Frank Trinity, JD, chief legal officer; Ross McKinney Jr., MD, chief scientific officer; Janis Orlowski, MD, MACP, chief health care officer; Atul Grover, MD, PhD, executive director, AAMC Research and Action Institute; and others. 

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A Healthier Future for All: The AAMC Strategic Plan

The AAMC's strategic plan takes a clear-eyed perspective of the environment, defines priorities, sets common goals, establishes agreement around intended outcomes, and charts an effective course for the future.

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AAMC Research and Action Institute

The Institute brings together leaders and experts to tackle complex health policy issues and develop straightforward solutions to improve health.

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AAMC Center for Health Justice

The Center sparks community-centered, multi-sector research, collaboration, and action to make the case for policies and practices that ensure all communities have an equal opportunity to thrive.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Find the latest resources and updates for the AAMC community on the coronavirus pandemic.

Download the new report: The Way Forward Starts Now: Lessons from COVID-19.

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Malika Fair, MD, MPH

Malika Fair, MD, MPH, AAMC Senior Director, Equity and Social Accountability

"Efforts to achieve equity will take time, and even after the pandemic abates, we must continue to work to reduce inequities between patient populations."

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David J. Skorton, MD

David J. Skorton, MD, AAMC President & CEO

“The coronavirus has laid bare existing inequities. All of us in medical schools and teaching hospitals must do our part to ameliorate factors that negatively affect the health of patients and communities.”

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David A. Acosta, MD

David A. Acosta, MD, AAMC Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

"Practicing conscious inclusion and equity-mindedness to achieve inclusion excellence will enable the bonuses of diversity to be revealed, actualized, and leveraged."

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Elizabeth L. Travis

Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD, FASTRO, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

“Women bring a different voice and a different perspective that can help solve many of the problems facing academic medicine today.”

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Quinn Capers IV, MD

Quinn Capers IV, MD, Associate Dean of Admissions, Ohio State University College of Medicine

“Diversity among physicians is critically important to reducing health disparities, and reducing implicit bias is key to a diverse medical workforce.”

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