Amid diverse learning communities, coaches have a sensitive task

AMA to aim for more diverse, better prepared physician workforce

6 women awarded for research on gender bias in medical training

This medical student helps give doctors a dose of humility

Health Equity

Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & the Experiences of Medical Students

AMA’s Chief Health Equity Officer, Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, hosts a panel with a group of medical students, some of the nation’s youngest medical leaders to discuss health equity considerations during the pandemic.

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Medical School Diversity

This medical student helps give doctors a dose of humility

AMA member Subha Hanif is turning painful life experiences into valuable lessons on the importance of culturally sensitive care.

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Medical School Diversity

Medical students can play crucial diversity role—as mentors

Institutions are working to create more diversity in the physician workforce. One recent medical school graduate took matters into her own hands.

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, AMA’s chief health equity officer, speaking at a recent education session at the AMA.

Medical School Diversity

4 ways medical education is working toward health equity

Creating a more equitable health care system will be a long journey. Find out more from the AMA about the role medical education is playing.

Press Releases

New policy aimed at increasing diversity in physician workforce

The AMA will work to establish health care career pipeline programs, or “pathway programs”— to draw students from diverse backgrounds into medicine.

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Physician Diversity

AMA principles will further gender equity among physicians

Disparities persist after controlling for specialty and experience. Employers should review pay and promotion by gender for potentially discriminatory patterns.

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Medical School Diversity

Making med school diversity more than a box-checking exercise

The racial and ethnic makeup of American physicians doesn’t align with the racial and ethnic makeup of America. That needs to change.

Leadership

Why the AMA is committed to a diverse physician workforce

Texas Tech’s decision to no longer consider race in medical school admissions decisions is a setback to the profession’s efforts on diversity and health equity.

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