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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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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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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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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.

Jan. 17, 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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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

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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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Why women leave medicine

Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Here’s why.

Oct. 1, 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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Where are all the women in surgery?

Women have been discouraged from entering the surgical specialties. That’s changing, thanks to concerted efforts by medical schools and teaching hospitals.