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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
woman with scrubs sitting on the floor
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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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Is there a "cure" for racism? Celebrated anti-racist activist and author Ibram X. Kendi says yes, there is

Ibram X. Kendi reflects on racism in health care, disparities in COVID-19, and how anti-racism can turn the tide.

  • Oct. 20, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi speaks at the University of Vermont for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Education and Learning Series on Jan. 28.
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We can’t defeat COVID-19 without vaccinating children. There aren't even any kids' clinical trials yet

Doctors and researchers warn that the United States must start now to develop children’s vaccines to protect everyone and for schools to open safely next fall.

  • Oct. 19, 2020
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AAMC releases framework to address and eliminate racism

Racism impacts all aspects of academic medicine, from inequitable medical school admissions policies to inadequate care of patients of color.

  • Oct. 6, 2020
Woman holding a sign saying "Racism is a pandemic too"
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AAMC Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping

The AAMC issued this statement in response to the Administration's executive order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.

  • Sept. 24, 2020
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Consensus Guidance on Face Coverings

The AAMC offers guidance on wearing face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19.

  • Aug. 12, 2020
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Why I gave up my dream of leading diversity efforts in medicine

I wanted to mentor students of color and promote diversity, but I felt insufficiently supported. Here’s what schools must do to create supportive environments.

  • Aug. 10, 2020
Kali Cyrus, MD, speaks on intersectionality in gender equity movements at the Time’s Up Convening on Pay Equity in September 2019
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AAMC Response to the American Heart Association’s Statement, “Wang Paper Is Wrong”

The AAMC issued the following statement in support of the AHA’s response to a journal article advocating for an end to race-conscious admissions policies.

  • Aug. 7, 2020
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Humanity binds us

The subtleties of racism don’t kill you in minutes, but they are deadly. We need a communal experience that teaches us we comprise one beautiful human mosaic.

  • July 24, 2020
Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD, and Rep. John Lewis at the 2016 A Candle In the Dark Awards Gala of Morehouse College. Rep. Lewis received the Candle Award for achievements in civil rights and public service. Dr. Pettigrew is a previous award recipient.
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Academic labs are opening back up. Still, research isn’t exactly back to normal

Researchers face health screenings, lab capacity limits, and gradual resumption of experiments as medical schools open labs they closed to keep out COVID-19.

  • July 20, 2020
A researcher in a lab at Emory University works under new rules on social distancing and sanitation
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Academic medical leaders and learners reflect on police brutality, racism, and the path forward

Students, physicians, and academic medical centers have a role to play in recognizing structural racism and addressing health disparities.

  • June 5, 2020
Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality