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A growing dilemma for hospitals: How to assess older doctors

As the physician workforce ages, leaders take delicate steps to gauge doctors’ patient-care abilities. Key issues include how to assess and when to restrict.

  • May 27, 2026
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Multiples in medical school

Six sets of twins graduating in 2026 share their experiences going through medical school together.

  • May 20, 2026
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‘The health challenge of our time’: What academic experts want you to know about ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods have been in the headlines lately. But what is it about them that’s so harmful? Academic researchers explain.

  • May 13, 2026
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Skin cancer is on the rise. Could climate change be to blame?

Dermatologists weigh in on the importance of proper sunscreen use and skin cancer prevention.

  • May 7, 2026

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Outbreaks of measles are fueled by outbreaks of mistrust

The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease phys

  • Nov. 4, 2025
Infectious disease physician Adam Ratner, MD, MPH, offers his insights on combating measles and other communicable diseases at Learn Serve Lead 2025.
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To rebuild trust in science, scientists must change who tells their story and how

Holden Thorp, PhD, the top editor at Science, and "60 Minutes" producer Ashley Velie discuss the power of conversations rather than confrontation.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
Heather Pierce, JD, MPH, AAMC’s senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel, left, speaks with Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp, PhD, middle, and Ashley Velie, a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, right, about how to better communicate about science at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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Mass shootings: Doctors share lessons from the front lines

Three physicians who treated victims urge academic leaders to help staff cope during the crisis and build resilience to the emotional fallout.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
On Nov. 3, at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting, emergency physicians Christopher Cowell, MD, and Peter Antevy, MD, and trauma surgeon Lillian Liao, MD, shared insights into responding to mass shooting events.
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AAMC Leaders: Navigating today’s uncertainties requires a steadfast commitment to medicine’s core values

Caring for patients, conducting groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of physicians will remain academic medicine’s North Star.

  • Nov. 3, 2025
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, speaks during the Leadership Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting as, from left, ABC News journalist Linsey Davis, AAMC Board of Directors Chair Julie Freischlag, MD, and AAMC Board Chair-Elect Michael Waldrum, MD, look on.
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Doctors, beware: AI threatens to weaken your relationships with patients

Author Allison Pugh, PhD, sees pressure to be more efficient as reducing “connective labor” between health care workers and patients.

  • Nov. 2, 2025
Allison Pugh, PhD, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, addresses the audience as moderator Susmita Pati, MD, MPH, looks on during a session entitled Seeing the Other: Human Value in the Age of AI at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 2 in San Antonio.
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Fractious times call for bold stances

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, emphasized the importance of taking a stand during opening plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025.

  • Nov. 2, 2025
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, chat with the audience and each other at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 3 in San Antonio.
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Celebrating the 2025 AAMC Award Winners

Throughout their careers, these academic medicine faculty have had an outsize impact on medical education, the biomedical sciences, and patient care.

  • Oct. 23, 2025
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As immigration enforcement increases, so do health risks to detainees, advocate says

Faisal Al-Juburi, of legal aid nonprofit RAICES, sounds the alarm about the inhumane treatment of detained immigrants.

  • Oct. 21, 2025
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Medical schools train faculty on AI best practices

Faculty are training one another to understand artificial intelligence and use it to build curricula, develop quizzes, create presentations, and more.

  • Oct. 16, 2025
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Hospital food gets a healthy makeover

From hiring Michelin-star chefs to sourcing produce from local farmers, academic health systems are transforming their culinary services to help patients heal.

  • Oct. 14, 2025
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