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Medical School Life

Why some medical students are cutting class to get ahead

The lure of the lecture halls isn’t what it once was for medical students. How and why are students getting their information elsewhere?
Left to right: AMA President-elect Patrice A. Harris, MD, and Modena Wilson, MD, AMA chief health and science officer emerita.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Health equity commitment being embedded in DNA of AMA’s work

Health equity means “optimal health for all,” says the AMA, which is undertaking a sustained effort to achieve that goal.
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USMLE®

COMLEX, DO matching and GME accreditation: What you need to know

Changes to the accrediting bodies for residency training will change how DO students match and how their COMLEX scores will be considered.
Best of 2018 social media

Physician Health

Liked, loved, shared: What got physicians talking this year

Physician actions in areas such as gun violence, professional burnout and immigration policy struck home with readers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Press Releases

AMA: New online education to help physicians promote firearm safety

New educational module aims to assist physicians in effectively communicating with patients about reducing the risk of firearm injury and death.
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

Population Care

Navy veteran: The AMA stands up for LGBTQ people in the military

Fight to make service open to all continues. A physician leader and combat veteran highlights AMA’s advocacy for vets and LGBTQ people in the military.

Leadership Viewpoints

Confronting harassment within medicine head on

The AMA House of Delegates took unanimous action on the issue, reaffirming the Association’s age-old commitment to equity, fairness and respect.

Press Releases

AMA announces new policies as 2018 Interim Meeting ends

The AMA announced new policies on emerging health care issues that were adopted at the conclusion of the semi-annual meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.

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