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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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AAMC Statement on Senate Rejection of DACA Proposals

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, comments on the Senate’s inability to pass a permanent legislative solution for individuals with DACA status.

  • Feb. 14, 2018
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A successful effort in reaching rural communities

To serve rural regions, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, winner of the AAMC Spencer Foreman Award, has found what works.

  • Feb. 12, 2018
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A First: Women Outnumber Men in 2017 Entering Medical School Class

New AAMC data provide an in-depth breakdown of U.S. medical school applicants and enrollees in 2017.

  • Dec. 18, 2017
Viewpoints
Suicide Prevention: My Top Clinical Priority

To save lives, all of us must #BeThere for veterans in need. A Viewpoint by David J. Shulkin, MD, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • Nov. 3, 2017
Viewpoints
Where Should We Stand on DACA? Flexner Would Answer the Call

Equity issues are not new to medicine; they began with the legacy of Abraham Flexner, the father of academic medicine.

  • Oct. 17, 2017
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The Tragedy in Las Vegas

As we mourn the victims in Las Vegas, we recognize the heroic physicians, surgeons, and health care teams at Nevada’s only Level 1 trauma center.

  • Oct. 5, 2017
Viewpoints
The Principles That Guide Academic Medicine

With an uncertain health care landscape, the AAMC continues to be a voice for policies that adhere to our values and improve the health of our nation.

  • Jan. 23, 2017
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A Success Not to Be Repeated

As the Zika epidemic ramps up without federal funding in place, it is critical that we understand the threat of emerging infectious diseases is here to stay.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Transcript: At the Crossroads: Public Health and Gun Violence

Join us for an engaging and informative discussion with David J. Skorton, MD, and Roger A. Mitchell Jr., MD, on gun violence as a public health crisis.