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Before 1993, women were rarely included in clinical trials. Today, the medical field still doesn’t know how well many drugs and devices work for women.

  • March 26, 2024
Cara Poland, MD, MEd, treats, teaches about, and advocates for the care of patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders.
Viewpoints

Nearly 3 million Americans have an alcohol use disorder. An addiction specialist whose brother died of alcohol-related causes describes how doctors can help.

  • March 20, 2024
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A New York Times bestselling author. A professional dancer. A potter. Some students have pursued artistic endeavors throughout their medical school journeys.

  • March 13, 2024

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Here’s what the public thinks about academic medicine, the doctor shortage, health equity, holistic review, and what they value in a physician.

  • April 27, 2020
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Podcast

David Skorton, MD, talks with Mark Laret, president and CEO of UCSF Health, about how we can take advantage of the disruption the pandemic has caused.

  • April 24, 2020
Beyond the White Coat with David J. Skorton
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Medical school applicants are struggling with many unknowns, like when they can take the MCAT® exam. Here's how schools are making admissions safe and fair.

  • April 24, 2020
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Press Release

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

  • April 21, 2020
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Pandemic raises unprecedented questions: What research continues and what stops? What science is lost? Who will pay to resume experiments?

  • April 21, 2020
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Viewpoints

As the late-April deadline for deciding where to attend medical school looms, aspiring doctors must choose without having a chance to visit or revisit schools.

  • April 20, 2020
LaShyra Nolen, a first-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, poses in front of the school
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As New York continues to grapple with thousands of COVID-19 patients, academic medical centers in less-hard-hit areas are sending physicians to help out.

  • April 16, 2020
Hemali Patel, MD, (in green scrubs), a hospitalist with the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, poses with her team at NYU Langone Health. Patel spent a week volunteering to care for patients at NYU Langone
Viewpoints

Being in the middle of a pandemic feels unsettling and frightening. We need more research to better diagnose, treat, and prevent COVID-19.

  • April 15, 2020
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education quickly went online. Webcams captured hospital rounds, 3D images replaced cadavers, and Zoom became classrooms.

  • April 15, 2020
Johns Hopkins Medicine intensive care unit physician Lee Goeddel, MD, MPH, wears a cellphone underneath his protective hood so remote students can follow along live during rounds
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The AAMC issued updated guidelines for medical schools regarding medical student participation in patient care activities during the coronavirus outbreak.

  • April 14, 2020