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Andrew Luks, MD, (foreground) gets away from it all at Mount Rainier

Wellness

Great escapes: Doctors and nurses find respite from… August 3, 2020

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Amy Price, DPhil, a senior research scientist at Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab, wears a cloth mask like the ones she and her colleagues tested for efficacy of containing viral particles.

Research

Amy Price, DPhil, a senior research scientist at Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab, wears a cloth mask like the ones she and her colleagues tested for efficacy of containing viral particles.

The science and psychology behind masking to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

July 30, 2020

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Advocacy

A person holds a compass on a path

AAMC releases road map to reset nation’s approach to COVID-19

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

July 29, 2020

A man sits alone in a circle of chairs

Patient Care

A man sits alone in a circle of chairs

COVID-19 and the opioid crisis: When a pandemic and an epidemic collide

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

July 27, 2020

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Ian Simpson-Shelton, MD, speaks at the University of California San Diego Anti-Racism Coalition Day of Action on June 8, 2020

Diversity and Inclusion

Ian Simpson-Shelton, MD, speaks at the University of California San Diego Anti-Racism Coalition Day of Action on June 8, 2020

Medical students use momentum of anti-racism movement to advocate for change

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

July 23, 2020

A researcher in a lab at Emory University works under new rules on social distancing and sanitation

Research

A researcher in a lab at Emory University works under new rules on social distancing and sanitation

Academic labs are opening back up. Still, research isn’t exactly back to normal

Patrick Boyle, Staff Writer

July 20, 2020

A woman looks intently at a laptop while holding a piece of paper

Medical Education

A woman looks intently at a laptop while holding a piece of paper

Applying to residency is tough even in normal times. The pandemic isn’t helping.

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

July 16, 2020

Members of the medical staff at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on July 2, 2020

Patient Care

Members of the medical staff at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on July 2, 2020

Front-line physicians in the Sun Belt face COVID-19 surge better prepared but already tired and anxious

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

July 13, 2020

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Perspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD, and Rep. John Lewis at the 2016 A Candle In the Dark Awards Gala of Morehouse College. Rep. Lewis received the Candle Award for achievements in civil rights and public service. Dr. Pettigrew is a previous award recipient.

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Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD, and Rep. John Lewis at the 2016 A Candle In the Dark Awards Gala of Morehouse College. Rep. Lewis received the Candle Award for achievements in civil rights and public service. Dr. Pettigrew is a previous award recipient.

Humanity binds us

Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD

July 24, 2020

Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Capitol Hill on June 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

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Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Capitol Hill on June 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Anthony Fauci, MD: Science as a voice of reason

Samantha Wong

July 22, 2020

Christle Nwora, MD, dons personal protective equipment for her residency at Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Christle Nwora, MD, dons personal protective equipment for her residency at Johns Hopkins Medicine

Medical schools need to do much more to protect students of color from racism

Christle Nwora, MD

July 14, 2020

A stressed student looks at her computer

Insights

A stressed student looks at her computer

No, a Step 1 failure won’t doom your medical career

Atul Grover, MD, PhD, Executive Director, AAMC Research and Action Institute

July 7, 2020

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Racism and Health

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Gender Equity in Academic Medicine

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Innovations in Health Technology: Telehealth

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Telehealth Visit

Delivering more care remotely will be critical as COVID-19 races through communities
Telehealth Helps Close Health Care Disparity Gap in Rural Areas
Teaching Hospitals Lead in Telehealth Adoption