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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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Applying to residency? The Residency Explorer tool can help

The personalized Residency Explorer tool allows students to compare residency programs and gauge their competitiveness and compatibility.

  • June 29, 2020
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AAMC Statement on Congressional Efforts to Reduce Drug Prices

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the House passage of H.R.3.

  • Dec. 11, 2019
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Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?

With tools like MRIs, neuroscientists are literally reading minds to understand and boost compassion. Now they’re using what they know to help heal medicine.

  • Nov. 19, 2019
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2019–2020 AAMC Board of Directors Announced

The AAMC has announced its new board of directors. The board’s term will run through the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting, November 2020

  • Nov. 13, 2019
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What every doctor needs to know about patient safety

The AAMC is releasing the first-ever, across-the-board set of skills physicians and trainees need to ensure safer, high-quality care. Here’s an inside look.

  • Nov. 4, 2019
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A new era for migraine relief

Finally, there are new treatments to help people who suffer from debilitating symptoms of migraine headaches.

  • Nov. 1, 2019
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Navigating the hidden curriculum in medical school

From the clinic to the cafeteria, students pick up messages far beyond what they learn in official courses.

  • July 30, 2019
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340B Helps the Most Vulnerable Patients

One of the most effective health care programs, 340B comes at no cost to taxpayers. Learn how the program benefits teaching hospitals, patients, and communities

  • March 3, 2019
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New Initiative: Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM

Leading academic and professional societies have announced their launch of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM.

  • Feb. 14, 2019
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Protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program

Policymakers should strengthen the 340B program so that safety-net hospitals, many of them teaching hospitals, can continue to treat to vulnerable patients.