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Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Affirmative action ends: How Supreme Court ruling impacts medical schools & the health care workforce [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action will have a significant impact on medical education.

Medical School Diversity

AMA Update Podcast

Affirmative action ends: How Supreme Court ruling impacts medical schools & the health care workforce

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action will have a significant impact on medical education.

Medical School Diversity

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One pivotal way to identify patients harmed by bias: Ask

Find out how Ochsner Health is querying the impact of bias as part of its safety-reporting program to identify and address inequities.

Health System Spotlight

Excellence in Medicine Awards

These 11 doctors are moving medicine forward. Find out how.

Learn about an inspiring group of physicians whose advocacy, research and volunteerism serve as shining examples for all of medicine.

National Health Equity Grand Rounds: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series episode, Breaking Down the Ivory Tower, was held on Aug. 8, 2023.

National Health Equity Grand Rounds

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Jun 30, 2023 ·

Rebuilding trust with patients a vital piece of burnout puzzle

Discover how establishing trust can help patients get the care they need while addressing some factors that contribute to physician burnout.

Physician Health

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Jun 29, 2023 ·

High court sets back efforts to diversify medicine, improve care

The Supreme Court’s affirmative-action ruling deals a blow to the goals of achieving a more diverse physician workforce and advancing health equity.

Medical School Diversity

Jun 29, 2023 ·

SCOTUS affirmative action ruling “undermines the health of our nation”

Supreme Court ruling restricts schools from considering race and ethnicity among the multiple factors in admissions policies.

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Jun 26, 2023 ·

Physicians can realize their power to advance health equity

Health inequity was spawned by structural racism deeply rooted in history, but change is possible—and necessary. Learn more with the AMA.