aamc.org does not support this web browser.

AAMCNews

Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
AAMCNews
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
Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave
AAMCNews
Climate change hurts women more

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

  • June 6, 2024
woman with scrubs sitting on the floor
AAMCNews
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
A pediatrician interacts with a baby at a Mother’s Day event
AAMCNews
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

Find News

  • Recent
  • Relevance

Filter Results

Date
  • Custom Date Range (0)
Custom Date Range
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Content Type
Topic
41 - 48 of 48 results
Viewpoints Coronavirus Culture & Climate
Viewpoints
Choosing a medical school during COVID-19

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
Viewpoints
To address COVID-19 and future pandemics, we must answer fundamental questions

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
A researcher in protective gear holds a COVID-19 blood sample
Viewpoints
I’m a fourth-year medical student. I don’t want to graduate early.

Medical students who are a few weeks from graduation want to help out during these tough times. But that could have consequences for their mental health.

  • April 14, 2020
Viewpoints
“A terrifying privilege”: Residency during the COVID-19 outbreak

An intern describes getting coughed on, wading through confusing information, and feeling helpless yet essential. Life as a resident during the current crisis.

  • March 24, 2020
A woman doctor puts on a mask inside a hospital
Viewpoints
Healing a broken clerkship grading system

The way medical students are assessed in clerkships often causes serious problems, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds, say the authors.

  • Feb. 20, 2020
A group of residents listen to a doctor speaking
Viewpoints
Achieving excellence through equity, diversity, and inclusion

Academic medical centers must embrace equity-mindedness and conscious inclusion if they are to realize the full benefits of a diverse workforce.

  • Jan. 14, 2020
Group of smiling medical students
Viewpoints
Please, call me Mara

Medical students and residents are responsible, mature, and smart. Let’s show them our respect by asking them to use our first names, argues one educator.

  • Dec. 3, 2019
Viewpoints
Black and White: Are Racial Categories Too Narrow?

Current options for identifying race fail to provide an accurate picture of health data and disparities. More diverse voices can change that.

  • May 1, 2018