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Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

  • June 12, 2024
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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024
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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

  • June 4, 2024
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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024

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10 great summer reads for doctors

From medical memoirs to shocking accounts of medical mistreatment, these books will make you realize how far medicine has come — and how far it has yet to go.

  • July 5, 2019
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Working to end gender harassment in medicine

Leaders in academic medicine tackled gender harassment during the 2019 Leadership Forum. Here’s a look at the vital issues and insights they shared.

  • June 21, 2019
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Where are all the women deans?

Women now outnumber men in most medical school classrooms. But they still represent just a fraction of deans, department chairs, and full professors.

  • June 11, 2019
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Advancing women in academic medicine

The AAMC urges medical schools and teaching hospitals to create institutional climates that support and promote women.

  • May 28, 2019
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The delicate balance between treating pain and preventing addiction

Opioid education workshop attracts leaders in medical education and substance use disorder to discuss challenges and opportunities.

  • May 10, 2019
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Compassion begins with the cadavers

Spurred by high funeral costs, greater social awareness, and dwindling religious customs, body donations to medical schools are on the rise.

  • April 5, 2019
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Faculty salaries increased 2.7% in 2018

The AAMC’s annual Faculty Salary Report highlights mean salaries across departments and specialties, academic ranks, and degrees in all regions of the country.

  • Jan. 10, 2019
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Physicians share stories of struggle and hope

Four extraordinary physicians described their experiences and inspirations at the AAMC’s annual meeting.

  • Nov. 8, 2018
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Announcing the 2018 AAMC Awards winners

These leaders in academic medicine were honored at Learn Serve Lead 2018 for their outstanding contributions to medical education and the biomedical sciences.

  • Oct. 2, 2018
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Doctors in distress

The health care community is trying to tend to its own. Newly appointed chief wellness officers are helping make physician well-being a priority.

  • Sept. 4, 2018