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Emergency physician and bestselling author Uché Blackstock, MD, recounts her journey from academic medicine to a career as a social justice entrepreneur.

  • April 11, 2024
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How warmer temperatures and ‘botanical sexism’ are exacerbating seasonal allergies and what allergists recommend to minimize the health effects.

  • April 9, 2024
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This summer, tens of thousands of brand-new doctors start residency. Bootcamps help get them ready with practice in hands-on procedures and real-world skills.

  • April 4, 2024

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Journalist and author Linda Villarosa says many health inequities that exist today can be traced to centuries of structural racism.

  • Nov. 13, 2022
Linda Villarosa, journalist and author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, speaks at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 13.
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David J. Skorton, MD, AAMC President and CEO, delivered the following address at Learn Serve Lead 2022, the association’s 133rd annual meeting.

  • Nov. 13, 2022
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, speaks during Learn Serve Lead 2022
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AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Board Chair Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, call on colleagues to work together to tackle health care challenges.

  • Nov. 13, 2022
AAMC Board Chair Kirk Calhoun, MD, and AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, discuss challenges to academic medicine during the Leadership Plenary Nov. 13 at Learn Serve Lead 2022.
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Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, chair of the AAMC Board of Directors, delivered the following address at Learn Serve Lead 2022, the association’s 133rd annual meeting.

  • Nov. 13, 2022
AAMC Board Chair Kirk Calhoun, MD, speaks during Learn Serve Lead 2022
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The impulse to divide the world into “us” and “them” can produce dangerous divisions. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says psychologist Jay Van Bavel, PhD.

  • Nov. 12, 2022
Research shows it's possible to promote unity over ingroup favoritism, social psychologist Jay Van Bavel, PhD, told listeners at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting in Nashville on Nov. 12.
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Many White people have been convinced that health care reform takes their resources to benefit people of color, says sociologist Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD.

  • Nov. 12, 2022
Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, author of Dying of Whiteness, takes questions from the audience at Learn Serve Lead 2022 on Nov. 12.
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Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, winner of the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, recognized for her contributions to health equity research.

  • Nov. 12, 2022
Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, winner of the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, speaks about health disparities research at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 12.
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Scholars Cornell West and Robert George urge medical professionals to focus on the shared humanity of those with whom they disagree.

  • Nov. 12, 2022
Cornel West, PhD, Robert George, JD, and David Skorton, MD, discuss the challenges to civil discourse during the Opening Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The Annual Meeting on November 12 in Nashville.
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In addition to identifying strengths and areas for improvement, the report also describes practices to improve DEI among students, faculty, and staff.

  • Nov. 10, 2022
The Power of Collective Action: Assessing and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at AAMC Medical Schools
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COVID-19 resulted in millions of tons of health care-related waste. Here’s what teaching hospitals are doing to protect people and the environment.

  • Nov. 8, 2022
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