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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
A pediatrician interacts with a baby at a Mother’s Day event
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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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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
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Do student-athletes make good doctors?

Athletes are known for their drive and determination. So are doctors. But can you really excel at both?

  • Feb. 7, 2019
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Funds flow: What you need to know

A new AAMC report looks at how to improve the flow of funds across academic health systems.

  • Oct. 26, 2018
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How ready are we if Ebola hits the U.S.?

In 2014, when Ebola infected several U.S. citizens, we were woefully unprepared. Here is what has happened since.

  • Aug. 6, 2018
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What Americans think about medical schools and teaching hospitals

The results of the latest AAMC public opinion research report offers encouraging news.

  • July 31, 2018
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AAMC Leadership Forum 2018 Focuses on Community Engagement

Leaders in academic medicine gather for a two-day summit to brainstorm ways to embed community engagement in their work.

  • June 18, 2018
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The Economic Impact of Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals

U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals represented by the AAMC support over 6.3 million jobs in the United States. Learn more.

  • April 2, 2018
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Getting Patients Walking (and Talking) With Doctors

An invite from one doctor to his patients became a national movement. Learn more about Walk with a Doc, a program with participants across 46 states.

  • March 5, 2018
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Academic Medicine Community Responds to Devastation Caused by Hurricanes

Medical schools and teaching hospitals demonstrated readiness for crisis situations.

  • Oct. 4, 2017
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Puerto Rico Medical Schools Drive Diversity and Community Health

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the island's found medical school will need support from the academic medicine community.

  • Oct. 3, 2017