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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
woman with scrubs sitting on the floor
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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
A pediatrician interacts with a baby at a Mother’s Day event
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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 Response to the American Heart Association’s Statement, “Wang Paper Is Wrong”

The AAMC issued the following statement in support of the AHA’s response to a journal article advocating for an end to race-conscious admissions policies.

  • Aug. 7, 2020
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Medical students use momentum of anti-racism movement to advocate for change

Students are demanding medical institutions combat racism, and their institutions are listening.

  • July 23, 2020
Ian Simpson-Shelton, MD, speaks at the University of California San Diego Anti-Racism Coalition Day of Action on June 8, 2020
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Calling all voices

New editor-in-chief of Academic Medicine seeks to broaden perspectives in the esteemed journal.

  • May 7, 2020
Laura Roberts, MD, in her office
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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
A male doctor consults with an elderly female patient through the computer.
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Packing ethics into medical students’ global health trips

Short-term global health programs can misread local needs and put students in tough situations. Here’s how leaders are ensuring ethical, effective experiences.

  • Feb. 11, 2020
two patients and a global health worker
Press Release
AAMC Statement on President’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal

The AAMC issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY 2021 budget request.

  • Feb. 10, 2020
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Trump Administration Medicaid Guidance

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, released a statement in response to guidance released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

  • Jan. 30, 2020
Viewpoints
Please, call me Doctor

Physicians’ first names don’t belong in the classroom or the clinic, argues one educator.

  • Jan. 22, 2020
Two signs
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AAMC Statement on Passage of Appropriations Minibus and Health Extenders Package

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued a statement on passage of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

  • Dec. 18, 2019
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AAMC Statement on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, released a statement on the release of legislation to fund the government through the end of FY 2020.

  • Dec. 15, 2019