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In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.

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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

June 20, 2024

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

Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave

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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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Legislative Branch (Congress) Unconscious Bias

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Academic medical leaders and learners reflect on police brutality, racism, and the path forward

Students, physicians, and academic medical centers have a role to play in recognizing structural racism and addressing health disparities.

June 5, 2020

Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality

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AAMC Statement on Police Brutality and Racism in America and Their Impact on Health

The AAMC issued this statement on police brutality and racism in America and their impact on health.

June 1, 2020

A female doctor standing with arms crossed

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Transcript: Exploring the Future of Health Care Policy After COVID-19: Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.)

David Skorton, AAMC president and CEO, talks with Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) to discuss how the coronavirus has forced us to look at health care policy .

May 29, 2020

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Transcript: Exploring the Future of Health Care Policy After COVID-19: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)

"Beyond the White Coat" Transcript: Episode 5, Part 1

May 29, 2020

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Exploring the Future of Health Care Policy After COVID-19

David Skorton, MD, AAMC president and CEO, talks with Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) about how health care policy will change.

May 29, 2020

Beyond the White Coat with David J. Skorton

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Why is my community suffering more from COVID-19?

Whether you survive COVID-19 should not depend on your race or ethnicity. Here's what needs to happen so all patients have the chance to live a healthy life.

May 20, 2020

The author and her sister Denise Fair, MPH, MBA, chief public health officer at the Detroit Health Department, attend services at their church, which has been hit hard by COVID-19

AAMCNews

Is it time for term limits in academic medicine?

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, spoke with AAMCNews about how term limits are needed to diversify medical school leadership.

March 10, 2020

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Healing a broken clerkship grading system

The way medical students are assessed in clerkships often causes serious problems, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds, say the authors.