Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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After affirmative action, med ed forges plans to increase diversity

AAMC data shows rise in the number of medical students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups. What comes next is a bigger conversation.

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Medical School Diversity
Succeeding in Medical School
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Solving health inequities requires intentional, front-end actions

Integration of augmented intelligence and other digital health tools requires fixing foundational problems in technology design and development.

Health Equity
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Kaiser Permanente notches perfect score on disability inclusion

Learn how the integrated health system ensures it is an accessible and inclusive workplace for physicians and staffers with disabilities.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Federation of Medicine shows progress in advancing health equity

An AMA survey provides a snapshot into how physician organizations that are part of the Federation of Medicine are advancing health equity.

Health Equity
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Fine-tune your medical student advocacy skills to advance equity

Medical students can draw on the connections they forge with patients to grab policymakers’ attention and address health inequities. Learn more.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
AMA Update for Jan. 18, 2024: What does Medicare cost? How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD
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What does Medicare cost? How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how Medicare pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update
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What does Medicare cost? How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how Medicare pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update Podcast
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To advance equity, examine critical pedagogies in medical education

Learn with the AMA how critical pedagogies in health professions education can equip and motivate learners to advance health equity.

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Prioritizing Equity video series: The importance of highlighting historically marginalized physician's journey through medicine

This edition of Prioritizing Equity series brings together the physicians featured in "Our Legacy in Practice: A Physician's Story” videos and talks about the importance of identity concordance for aspiring physicians.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series