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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

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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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Now more than ever, academic medicine needs to promote talented women

The pandemic highlights the need for talented doctors and scientists. The State of Women in Academic Medicine report shares advances and challenges for women.

May 28, 2020

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Is it time for term limits in academic medicine?

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, spoke with AAMCNews about how term limits are needed to diversify medical school leadership.

March 10, 2020

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Rising violence in the emergency department

Nearly 50% of emergency physicians say they’ve been assaulted. 70% of emergency nurses report being hit or kicked on the job. So what’s the solution?

Feb. 24, 2020

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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

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Ending gender harassment in medicine

Women medical students now outnumber men, yet they still face significant levels of gender harassment, contributing to burnout and dissatisfaction.

Feb. 18, 2020

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AAMC launches new initiative to address and eliminate gender inequities

AAMC leadership and board of directors call on medical schools and teaching hospitals to identify and address gender inequities in academic medicine.

Jan. 29, 2020

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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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Pushing back against patient bias

Providers have long suffered patient bias. Now, medicals schools and teaching hospitals are saying “no more” with powerful steps to protect students and staff.