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No, a Step 1 failure won’t doom your medical career July 7, 2020

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Wellness

A doctor in scrubs rests in a locker room

Providers in early hot spots rest and prepare for what's next

Patrick Boyle, Staff Writer

July 6, 2020

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Medical Education

A woman sits on the floor and stares at her notes and laptop

Applying to residency? The Residency Explorer tool can help

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

June 29, 2020

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Group of diverse physicians

U.S. physician shortage growing

Patrick Boyle, Staff Writer

June 26, 2020

Manuel Bernal, MD, a second-year medical resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center, has treated COVID-19 patients while awaiting the Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that allows him to work as a physician

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Manuel Bernal, MD, a second-year medical resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center, has treated COVID-19 patients while awaiting the Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that allows him to work as a physician

DACA physicians serve on COVID-19 front lines

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

June 18, 2020

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Medical Education

Scene of doctors in a hospital hallway

Starting residency during a pandemic: What will change? What will stay the same?

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

June 11, 2020

Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality

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Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality

Academic medical leaders and learners reflect on police brutality, racism, and the path forward

June 5, 2020

Jake Kieserman, a third-year student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, suits up for his surgery clerkship on one of his first days back

Medical Education

Jake Kieserman, a third-year student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, suits up for his surgery clerkship on one of his first days back

Excited, scared, ready: Medical students head back to clerkships

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

June 2, 2020

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Perspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

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We need more doctors

Michael Dill

July 1, 2020

Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the school of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, shares a laugh with students during the school’s 125th anniversary celebration in September 2018

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Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the school of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, shares a laugh with students during the school’s 125th anniversary celebration in September 2018

The pandemic has disrupted medical school admissions. I urge you to apply anyway

Joseph Kerschner, MD

June 22, 2020

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A mother and son have a telemedicine visit with a doctor

Telemedicine paradoxically deepened our connections with patients

Maja Artandi, MD

Stephen W. Russell, MD

June 18, 2020

Community health worker Orson Brown (right) reviews health-related goals with a patient during a pre-pandemic home visit in Philadelphia

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Community health worker Orson Brown (right) reviews health-related goals with a patient during a pre-pandemic home visit in Philadelphia

Want to help battle COVID-19? Bring in more community health workers

Shreya Kangovi, MD

June 9, 2020

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A comprehensive examination of the issues affecting academic medicine and the future of health care.

Racism and Health

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Gender Equity in Academic Medicine

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Well-Being and Emotional Resiliency in Academic Medicine

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