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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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GME - Graduate Medical Education Health Care Systems Policy
Press Release
AAMC Statement on House Tax Reform Legislation

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding provisions in H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.”

  • Nov. 8, 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
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Cuts to Safety Net Providers in OPPS Final Rule

Reducing Medicare payments to teaching hospitals and safety net providers in the 340B Drug Pricing Program ignores concerns expressed by many in Congress.

  • Nov. 1, 2017
Viewpoints
Core Competencies and the Heart of Learning

The realities of modern medical practice require medical education to focus on practical skills and competencies, but empathy must remain at the center.

  • Sept. 26, 2017
AAMCNews
Working Mom, MD: Always on Call

Physician mothers say peer support and new pro-family policies are vital to their success, but more change is needed.

  • Sept. 19, 2017
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Disparities, Cross-Cultural Education Slowly Gaining a Foothold During Residency

Researchers sought a clearer picture of residents’ ability to practice medicine in ways that could eventually narrow health disparities.

  • Sept. 5, 2017
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New Focus in Medical Education on Learning to Recognize Causes of Diagnostic Errors

Medical students and residents are learning strategies to prevent diagnostic errors by recognizing flawed clinical reasoning and other factors.

  • Oct. 25, 2016
Viewpoints
What Does the Future Hold for Academic Medicine in a World of Health System Mergers and Acquisitions?

From alliances to joint ventures to acquisitions to full mergers, academic health systems must change to guarantee thriving, sustainable health systems.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Getting to Price Transparency: A Learning Curve for Physicians and Patients

Patients need to know and understand what their care will cost when there will be out-of-pocket expenses. A new AAMC resource offers several tools to help.

  • Sept. 27, 2016