2021 Giambalvo award recipients collage
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4 MIN READ

Research probes women doctors’ "impossible task" of having it all

What toll is pandemic taking on women physicians with kids, and how can health care institutions help? Learn about a project studying these questions.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Committed to advancing LGBTQ+ care? This program’s looking for you

Learn about the plans at University of Wisconsin, the first grant recipient of the AMA Foundation’s National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Challenges of COVID-19 and HIV demand patient-physician teamwork

Answering patients’ questions with empathy is key to fighting these two ongoing health crises, says AMA President Gerald E. Harmon, MD.

Public Health
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4 MIN READ

With loan repayment set to resume, 3 key questions for residents

Coronavirus relief legislation has given physicians a break from medical student-loan repayment. Learn more with the AMA about what comes next.

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Medical Residency Personal Finance
Thriving in Residency
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4 MIN READ

New AMA Foundation initiative will boost LGBTQ+ health care

The first in a series of fellowships to improve health care delivery to—and health outcomes for—the LGBTQ+ community holds transformational promise.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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13 MIN READ

Susan Bailey, MD, looks back at her AMA presidency [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by speaking with outgoing AMA president Susan Bailey, MD, as she reflects on her presidency during the pandemic.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast
4 MIN READ

AMA equity in medical education resources

Find information about AMA's work towards equity in medical education and available resources for physicians and their practices.

Medical School Diversity
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3 MIN READ

Nearly 100,000 units of PPE go to community-based organizations

AMA Foundation, Project N95 partner to give masks, gowns and gloves to organizations throughout the country.

Public Health
ideo screenshot of Monday June 14 Special Meeting of the HOD with HOD Speaker Bruce Scott and Vice Speaker Lisa Bohman Egbert.
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37 MIN READ

Highlights from the June 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates' virtual meeting, which ran June 11¬16.