Increasing manmade and natural disasters require new thinking about the role of health care staff, effective triaging, community partnerships, and security.
Emergency physician and bestselling author Uché Blackstock, MD, recounts her journey from academic medicine to a career as a social justice entrepreneur.
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.
The war in Ukraine endangers the security of life-saving medical devices and other crucial digital tools in the U.S. Here’s what every hospital needs to know.
Medical students were already at risk of substance use disorder. The isolation and stress caused by the pandemic have exacerbated the contributing factors.
AAMC chief public policy officer Karen Fisher, JD, has fought to support the missions of academic medicine. She describes key wins and the work that lies ahead.
Medical science faces a credibility crisis that threatens its ability to protect health. Scientists need to grasp the forces sowing suspicion about their work.
As the hyper contagious BA.2 variant spreads across the country, experts say we are entering a new phase of the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know.
As the humanitarian disaster in Europe rages on, U.S. physicians, hospitals, and medical students provide much-needed expertise, supplies, and hands-on help.
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities face many obstacles receiving care. Medical schools are now starting to train doctors how to treat them.
![AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, speaks with Sen. Roy Blunt [R-Mo.] and then-AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, (right) at a 2018 AAMC reception for the National Institutes of Health.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_and_crop_260_x_144/public/2018-aamc-reception-nih-fisher.jpg?itok=owQ6-LWa)
