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Aging patients and doctors drive nation’s physician shortage June 11, 2021

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Research

Three differently colored virus particles depicted as racing each other

The vaccines and the variants: Four keys to ending the pandemic

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

June 9, 2021

Alec Calac, president of the Association of Native American Medical Students at the University of California (UC), San Diego, School of Medicine, speaks at the medical school in 2019.

Diversity and Inclusion

Alec Calac, president of the Association of Native American Medical Students at the University of California (UC), San Diego, School of Medicine, speaks at the medical school in 2019.

Underrepresented voices in medicine tell their stories

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

June 1, 2021

A student holds a sign that says "Racism is a public health crisis"

Diversity and Inclusion

A student holds a sign that says "Racism is a public health crisis"

Medical schools overhaul curricula to fight inequities

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

May 25, 2021

A researcher in a lab scans lab equipment

Research

A researcher in a lab scans lab equipment

Five ways that clinical trials might change for good

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

May 20, 2021

A group of diverse people all touch hands

Community Engagement

A group of diverse people all touch hands

AAMC launches Principles of Trustworthiness to help build community connections

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

May 18, 2021

A West Virginia resident is vaccinated on January 25, 2021, at the WVU Medicine and Monongalia County vaccine clinic.

Community Engagement

A West Virginia resident is vaccinated on January 25, 2021, at the WVU Medicine and Monongalia County vaccine clinic.

Convincing rural residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

May 11, 2021

A scientist experimented in the laboratory

Research

A scientist experimented in the laboratory

Basic medical research took a hit during the pandemic. It might take years to recover

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

May 6, 2021

Sunita Sharma, MD, a pulmonologist at UC Health in Aurora, Colorado, with a patient.

Wellness

Sunita Sharma, MD, a pulmonologist at UC Health in Aurora, Colorado, with a patient.

Doctors with long COVID-19 share their struggles to heal

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

May 4, 2021

Ryan Mahoney, a third-year medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark with his father, James Mahoney, MD, and his sister, Stephanie.

Medical Education

Ryan Mahoney, a third-year medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark with his father, James Mahoney, MD, and his sister, Stephanie.

Medical students cope with personal loss from COVID-19

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

April 27, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

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COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

Is it safe? How experts assessed J&J’s suspended COVID-19 vaccine

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

April 23, 2021

An image of COVID-19 vaccine vials with one highlighted one

Health Care

An image of COVID-19 vaccine vials with one highlighted one

Is herd immunity closer than we think?

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

April 21, 2021

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Perspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

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A provider in a full protective suit takes a break outside while looking stressed

Medical burnout: Breaking bad

Dharam Kaushik, MD

June 4, 2021

Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson pose after their commencement ceremony on May 14, 2021.

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Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson pose after their commencement ceremony on May 14, 2021.

Why class of 2021 medical school graduates are poised to become the change agents our health system needs

David J. Skorton, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

May 27, 2021

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Men and women together solving problems and looking for solutions depicting coronavirus novel.

New AAMC think tank to pursue workable solutions to long-standing health care problems

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

April 29, 2021

Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, gives a patient a COVID-19 vaccine at an April 3 event in Philadelphia that Jefferson Health designed to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

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Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, gives a patient a COVID-19 vaccine at an April 3 event in Philadelphia that Jefferson Health designed to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

The terrible toll of COVID-19 on people with intellectual disabilities

Wendy Ross, MD

April 20, 2021

A volunteer for GOTVax, an organization focused on bringing vaccines to hard-hit communities, administers a vaccine to a resident of a Boston Housing Authority building in an under-resourced neighborhood.

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A volunteer for GOTVax, an organization focused on bringing vaccines to hard-hit communities, administers a vaccine to a resident of a Boston Housing Authority building in an under-resourced neighborhood.

Inequity in vaccinations isn’t always about hesitancy, it’s about access

Richard Lu, MBA

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Alister Martin, MD, MPP

April 12, 2021

Protesters hold signs that say "Love More" and "Stop Racism"

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Protesters hold signs that say "Love More" and "Stop Racism"

Healing a toxic brew of hate, racism, and gun violence in America

David J. Skorton, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

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

March 25, 2021

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

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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