Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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6 reasons to join the AMA
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Oregon Health & Science University and competency-based curricula

Learn about the Primary Care–Population Medicine Program at Brown University (PC-PM), the first of its kind, and how it prepares students to be “clinicians plus."

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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10 principles to fix Medicare’s unsustainable physician pay system

The AMA and 120 state medical and national specialty societies are sending an unmistakable message to Congress about a much-needed overhaul.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Trans health care & gender-diverse patient considerations with Kameryn J. Lee, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about trans health care and gender-diverse patient considerations.

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Population Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Q&A: Kids with disabilities mark big milestones with this doctor

Learn how AMA member Maurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD, looks at the whole child patient in the context of family, community, hopes and dreams.

Population Health
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5 principles show how to foster equity using health IT innovation

The In Full Health initiative aims to use health IT innovation as a tool to advance equity. Its five principles describe how this will be done.

Health Equity
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AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care

New learning network aims to equip participating health systems with equitable quality and safety strategies to improve patient health outcomes for historically marginalized populations.

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Striking CDC data to share with COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant parents

Data on 5–11-year-olds from Omicron’s peak shows vaccination’s protective power. With boosters recommended, learn how one doctor talks with parents.

Prevention & Wellness
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May 13, 2022: National Advocacy Update

AMA pushes for permanent expansion of health insurance premium tax credits and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Learn from these leaders to advance equity in your health system

Discover the five concrete steps your health care organization can take and learn about trailblazers who are innovating to improve patient outcomes.

Health Equity