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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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Women are changing the face of medicine in America

Data from the past 18 years show how women have driven growth in the supply of physicians and expanded their presence in some of the largest specialties.

  • May 28, 2024

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DACA Health IT
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Actions on Immigration

AAMC statement on President Biden's immigration proposals and executive orders.

  • Jan. 21, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC issued this statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that the Administration did not provide adequate justification for terminating DACA.

  • June 18, 2020
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DACA physicians serve on COVID-19 front lines

Supreme Court ruling gives DACA medical students and residents temporary reprieve amidst a pandemic and physician shortages.

  • June 18, 2020
Manuel Bernal, MD, a second-year medical resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center, has treated COVID-19 patients while awaiting the Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that allows him to work as a physician
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Delivering more care remotely will be critical as COVID-19 races through communities

Even before Congress lifted restrictions on reimbursement for telehealth through Medicare, academic medical centers were expanding telemedicine services.

  • March 23, 2020
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Our top 10 news stories of 2019

From the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital to insights into why many women leave medicine early in their careers, these are 2019’s top AAMCNews stories.

  • Dec. 29, 2019
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Viewpoints
Skorton: Terminating DACA would be bad for America’s health

In a new Washington Post op-ed, David J. Skorton, MD, AAMC president and CEO, examines the impact rescission of DACA would have on the health of the nation.

  • Nov. 5, 2019
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DACA students risk everything to become doctors

Nearly 200 undocumented students and residents are currently training in U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals.

  • Sept. 17, 2019
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Turning high schoolers into doctors

A medical student encourages her peers to inspire youth from diverse backgrounds through pipeline programs.

  • Jan. 14, 2019
Press Release
Women Were Majority of U.S. Medical School Applicants in 2018

New AAMC data show that U.S. medical schools made notable gains in diversifying their entering classes in 2018.

  • Dec. 3, 2018
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Supporting Medical Students and Residents With DACA Status

DACA recipients face an uncertain future. Academic medicine must ensure that the doors to medical schools and teaching hospitals remain open for them.

  • March 27, 2018