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Reaffirming our commitment to health equity

Among the important lessons learned from the AMA’s first strategic plan on health equity is that we can mobilize and take action against a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Demographic data can identify health inequities. Here’s how.

Using harm event data segmented by sociodemographic characteristics is a vital step toward addressing inequities in your health care organization.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Highlights from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting

Catch up with the news and key moments as the House of Delegates bolsters the AMA's work on Medicare pay, scope creep, prior authorization and more. 

Annual Meeting
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As digital health tools advance, catch up while earning CME

Physicians can earn a total of 8.5 hours of CME credits with a comprehensive course from the AMA.

Digital
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5 Min Read

SPS member profile: J. James Rohack, MD

AMA SPS member J. James Rohack, MD, former AMA president, discusses the importance of leveraging the experiences of senior physicians to address health care challenges.

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Senior Physicians
Senior Physician Section Member Spotlight
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4 Min Read

Medical societies play big role in righting kidney-care inequity

More than 6,000 Black patients have had unjust kidney-transplant waitlist times remedied. Learn how state and specialty societies helped that happen.

Health Equity
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May 30, 2024 ·
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National Health Equity Grand Rounds: Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series episode, Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance, will be held May 30, 2024.

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Events
National Health Equity Grand Rounds
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Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network faculty

Learn about the Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network faculty.

AMA Center for Optimal Health Outcomes
Javier Guevara Jr., MD
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4 Min Read

Why does representation in medicine matter? AMA members speak out

Learn how AMA member physicians from historically marginalized groups are working to make the path easier for those who follow in their footsteps.

Health Equity