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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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Faculty Wellness
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Executive Communications: AMC Leaders Share Best Practices

A strategic communications plan helps leaders convey their values and vision, define their messages, draw on their strengths, and guide conversations.

  • Nov. 21, 2016
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Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison Underscores Need to Destigmatize Mental Illness in Medical Education

Psychologist and writer, Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, shares her perspectives on coping with mental illness.

  • Nov. 14, 2016
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Physicians and Public Health Leaders Turn Up the Heat on Addressing Climate Change

The health care community is exploring strategies to address the health effects of climate change and prepare tomorrow’s doctors for a new normal.

  • Nov. 1, 2016
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Student Hotspotters Improve Outcomes for Frequently Hospitalized Patients

Interdisciplinary hotspotting programs are helping students better understand the social determinants of health.

  • Oct. 4, 2016
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New AAMC Chiefs to Tackle Big Issues in Medical Education, Research

The AAMC welcomes two new chiefs to its staff: Alison Whelan, MD, as chief medical education officer, and Ross McKinney Jr., MD, as chief scientific officer.

  • Oct. 4, 2016
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Leaders in Academic Medicine Address Physician Well-Being and Resilience

The AAMC Leadership Forum addressed the high rates of suicide and burnout among health care professionals and trainees.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Introducing AAMCNews

AAMCNews is single, online destination for news, trends, and current conversations about the most important topics in academic medicine.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Each Other

As symptoms of burnout become more prevalent among physicians & scientists, the academic medicine community must come together to create a culture of wellness.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Creating a Safety Net: Preventing Physician Suicide

Physicians and trainees have higher rates of burnout and depressive symptoms than the general public, yet they are less likely to seek mental health treatment.

  • Sept. 29, 2016
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Medical School Burnout

Medical schools are stepping up to develop strategies to prevent and manage what appears to be a troubling rise in burnout among medical students.

  • Sept. 27, 2016