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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

  • June 25, 2024
In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.
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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

  • June 20, 2024
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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Admissions Unconscious Bias
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Applying to medical school can be expensive. AAMC’s Fee Assistance Program can help.

Aspiring doctors can save up to $2,000 in MCAT®, MCAT prep materials, and medical school application fees.

  • Jan. 27, 2020
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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
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How we fail black patients in pain

An expert looks at how false notions and hidden biases fuel inadequate treatment of minorities’ pain.

  • Jan. 6, 2020
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More women than men are enrolled in medical school

New AAMC data show that women now represent a majority of medical school students, while underrepresented groups continue modest growth.

  • Dec. 9, 2019
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Press Release
The Majority of U.S. Medical Students Are Women, New Data Show

Women comprise the majority of enrolled U.S. medical students for the first time, according to 2019 data released today by the AAMC.

  • Dec. 9, 2019
Viewpoints
You missed a late-night email. Could you lose your dream residency?

Hoping to nab residency interview slots, medical students forgo sleep, studies, and more to quickly reply to invites. Here's how to fix a badly broken system.

  • Oct. 4, 2019
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Press Release
AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision in Harvard Admissions Case

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court decision in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

  • Oct. 1, 2019
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Take this medicine, and tell me about a day in your life

If we can’t understand the circumstances of our patients’ lives, including the social inequities they face, we cannot effectively treat them.

  • Sept. 25, 2019
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7 things to know about AMCAS®

As the American Medical College Application Service turns 50, here’s what to know to make applying to medical school simpler, cheaper, and less stressful.

  • June 18, 2019
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Fighting fake medical news

Medical misinformation is responsible for the largest measles outbreak in a quarter century. What is academic medicine doing to combat it?

  • May 7, 2019