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The past is never fully past: A case for DEI in medical education

Curtailing training in diversity, equity, and inclusion risks ignoring the shadow of history that still haunts many Black patients, argues Damon Tweedy, MD.

  • Sept. 18, 2024
2024 AAMC Awards
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Celebrating the 2024 AAMC Award winners

These distinguished academicians have had an outsize impact on medical education, medical research, and patient care.

  • Sept. 17, 2024
Laurel Braitman, PhD, leads a workshop
AAMCNews
Storytelling for health care workers: “If you aren’t scared, you can’t be brave”

Laurel Braitman, PhD, started a virtual writing group at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s still going strong.

  • Sept. 11, 2024
Anupam “Bapu” Jena speaking on stage.
AAMCNews
How much does randomness impact your health?

Internal medicine physician and economist Anupam “Bapu” Jena, MD, shares how natural experiments expose the role chance can play in medicine.

  • Sept. 4, 2024

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AAMC Statement on the Election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. to be U.S. President

The AAMC issued this statement on the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

  • Nov. 7, 2020
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AAMCNews
Kids, school, and COVID-19: What we know — and what we don’t

An emerging body of evidence suggests that young children do not spread the coronavirus easily. Does that mean it’s safe to bring them back to class?

  • Nov. 5, 2020
Teacher Elizabeth DeSantis helps a first grader during reading class at Stark Elementary School in Stamford, Connecticut. Most students at Stamford Public Schools attend in-school classes every other day and distance learn the rest.
AAMCNews
Confused about how to travel safely this holiday season? Doctors share their plans and tips

Doctors share their plans and tips for reducing risk of COVID-19 transmission when traveling this holiday season.

  • Nov. 3, 2020
A group of masked travelers on a plane
AAMCNews
A bioethicist’s personal opioid nightmare

After receiving opioids, Travis Rieder, PhD, was shocked to find how little doctors knew about managing them. He shares his journey and how we can spare others.

  • Oct. 29, 2020
Travis Rieder, PhD, rides his motorcycle at a racetrack in 2014. A few years later, he suffered a devastating crash and dependence on opioids.
Press Release
AAMC Releases Strategic Plan for a Healthier Future

The AAMC released its new strategic plan, “A Healthier Future for All” outlining a bold path to improve the health of people everywhere.

  • Oct. 27, 2020
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, explains the new strategic plan, “A Healthier Future for All.”
AAMCNews
AAMC releases strategic plan to respond to rapidly changing health care landscape

The pandemic has exacerbated existing inequities in medical education, health care, and research. The AAMC puts forth 10 action plans to address them.

  • Oct. 27, 2020
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, explains the new strategic plan, “A Healthier Future for All.”
AAMCNews
Applications to medical school are at an all-time high. What does this mean for applicants and schools?

COVID-19 may be driving a boom in med school applications. We explore the phenomenon, how schools are handling it, and how it could change the face of medicine.

  • Oct. 22, 2020
A doctor reviews applications at her desk
Press Release
AAMC Recommendations for The Way Forward on COVID-19 Testing

The AAMC is calling for a coordinated national testing strategy to identify, track, and help curtail the spread of COVID-19.

  • Oct. 22, 2020
A health care worker sealing a coronavirus swab while holding a filled-out form
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Is there a "cure" for racism? Celebrated anti-racist activist and author Ibram X. Kendi says yes, there is

Ibram X. Kendi reflects on racism in health care, disparities in COVID-19, and how anti-racism can turn the tide.

  • Oct. 20, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi speaks at the University of Vermont for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Education and Learning Series on Jan. 28.
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We can’t defeat COVID-19 without vaccinating children. There aren't even any kids' clinical trials yet

Doctors and researchers warn that the United States must start now to develop children’s vaccines to protect everyone and for schools to open safely next fall.

  • Oct. 19, 2020
A child receives a vaccine from a doctor