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A growing dilemma for hospitals: How to assess older doctors

As the physician workforce ages, leaders take delicate steps to gauge doctors’ patient-care abilities. Key issues include how to assess and when to restrict.

  • May 27, 2026
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Multiples in medical school

Six sets of twins graduating in 2026 share their experiences going through medical school together.

  • May 20, 2026
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‘The health challenge of our time’: What academic experts want you to know about ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods have been in the headlines lately. But what is it about them that’s so harmful? Academic researchers explain.

  • May 13, 2026
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Skin cancer is on the rise. Could climate change be to blame?

Dermatologists weigh in on the importance of proper sunscreen use and skin cancer prevention.

  • May 7, 2026

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AAMC Statement on Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

Darrell G. Kirch issued the following statement regarding the 2019 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Payment Systems (OPPS) final rule.

  • Nov. 2, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued the following statement regarding the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program.

  • Nov. 1, 2018
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New Report Examines Challenges to Growth of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine

The number of people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native applying to and enrolling in medical school has seen slow and uneven growth.

  • Oct. 30, 2018
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Bloody hands, dirty knives: The horrors of Victorian medicine

Surgeons in the 19th century wielded tools caked in bodily fluids, the built-up filth serving as a measure of experience.

  • Oct. 30, 2018
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Funds flow: What you need to know

A new AAMC report looks at how to improve the flow of funds across academic health systems.

  • Oct. 26, 2018
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When the perpetrators are patients

Most female physicians have stories about “those patients.” In the #MeToo era, here’s what teaching hospitals and medical schools are doing to protect them.

  • Oct. 23, 2018
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Bullying’s brutal impact

Physical pain, depression, anxiety, even suicide: the effects of bullying are profound. How academic medicine can — and must — help those who suffer.

  • Oct. 23, 2018
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Nerves of steel, shaky stomachs

While some students are trying to pass class, others are trying not to pass out. Here’s how and why some get squeamish — and how to overcome it.

  • Oct. 16, 2018
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Shining souls in a dark world

Ron Powers lost one son to suicide, and another lives with schizophrenia. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares his personal story.

  • Oct. 16, 2018
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Spiraling drug costs and threats to the 340B program hurt patients

Addressing high prescription drug costs and protecting the 340B Drug Pricing Program are critical to improving the health of patients and communities.

  • Oct. 12, 2018