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Destigmatizing mental health for medical students

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated high rates of depression and anxiety in medical students. Medical schools are expanding mental health services to help.

  • April 22, 2026
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Can aging be slowed? Some academic scientists think so

New research from longevity clinics suggests that the human lifespan and health span could be extended through off-label prescribing of some medications.

  • April 15, 2026
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Student-run free clinics fill gaps for patients in need, as medical students find meaning in service

Underserved patients find hope and care at clinics staffed through medical schools. Students develop skills but deal with resource challenges.

  • April 9, 2026
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Flipping the medical school classroom

Some medical schools are adopting a flipped classroom method, swapping class lectures for active learning.

  • April 2, 2026

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To rebuild trust in science, scientists must change who tells their story and how

Holden Thorp, PhD, the top editor at Science, and "60 Minutes" producer Ashley Velie discuss the power of conversations rather than confrontation.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
Heather Pierce, JD, MPH, AAMC’s senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel, left, speaks with Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp, PhD, middle, and Ashley Velie, a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, right, about how to better communicate about science at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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Mass shootings: Doctors share lessons from the front lines

Three physicians who treated victims urge academic leaders to help staff cope during the crisis and build resilience to the emotional fallout.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
On Nov. 3, at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting, emergency physicians Christopher Cowell, MD, and Peter Antevy, MD, and trauma surgeon Lillian Liao, MD, shared insights into responding to mass shooting events.
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AAMC Leaders: Navigating today’s uncertainties requires a steadfast commitment to medicine’s core values

Caring for patients, conducting groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of physicians will remain academic medicine’s North Star.

  • Nov. 3, 2025
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, speaks during the Leadership Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting as, from left, ABC News journalist Linsey Davis, AAMC Board of Directors Chair Julie Freischlag, MD, and AAMC Board Chair-Elect Michael Waldrum, MD, look on.
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Doctors, beware: AI threatens to weaken your relationships with patients

Author Allison Pugh, PhD, sees pressure to be more efficient as reducing “connective labor” between health care workers and patients.

  • Nov. 2, 2025
Allison Pugh, PhD, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, addresses the audience as moderator Susmita Pati, MD, MPH, looks on during a session entitled Seeing the Other: Human Value in the Age of AI at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 2 in San Antonio.
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Fractious times call for bold stances

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, emphasized the importance of taking a stand during opening plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025.

  • Nov. 2, 2025
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, chat with the audience and each other at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 3 in San Antonio.
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Celebrating the 2025 AAMC Award Winners

Throughout their careers, these academic medicine faculty have had an outsize impact on medical education, the biomedical sciences, and patient care.

  • Oct. 23, 2025
2025 AAMC Awards
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As immigration enforcement increases, so do health risks to detainees, advocate says

Faisal Al-Juburi, of legal aid nonprofit RAICES, sounds the alarm about the inhumane treatment of detained immigrants.

  • Oct. 21, 2025
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Medical schools train faculty on AI best practices

Faculty are training one another to understand artificial intelligence and use it to build curricula, develop quizzes, create presentations, and more.

  • Oct. 16, 2025
Doctors looking at medical results on a laptop in a meeting at the hospital
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Hospital food gets a healthy makeover

From hiring Michelin-star chefs to sourcing produce from local farmers, academic health systems are transforming their culinary services to help patients heal.

  • Oct. 14, 2025
Young woman holding patient tray with main meal
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Bringing medicine to the streets

Nathanial Nolan, MD, an infectious disease specialist, thought he’d help those in homeless encampments avoid COVID. It turned into much more.

  • Oct. 7, 2025
Josh Fernelius, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and Margoe Chesler, RN, volunteer with Street Med STL.