Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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USC's Keck School of Medicine health justice advocacy curriculum

Ron Ben-Ari, MD, FACP, discusses a curriculum made to equip medical students with skills in health justice advocacy.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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Outside panel to help AMA tackle inequities in health innovation

8 doctors, 6 industry experts will inform AMA’s push for equity on issues such as opening access to innovation, startup development and investment.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 30, 2021

in the news: Delta hospitalizations for unvaccinated, new HHS office, childhood obesity in the pandemic, Texas law SB8, drug-resistant infections rose in pandemic.

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Empowering Black communities to boost COVID-19 vaccination

Medical student LaShyra “Lash” Nolen, an AMA member, leads a project to deliver culturally sensitive, accurate information in marginalized communities.

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Groundbreaking CME series details health inequities’ root causes

New education modules from the AMA will help bridge gaps in physician training and empower doctors to confront health injustice.

Online CME
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AMA releases educational resources to advance equity in health care

AMA Ed Hub will feature new modules aimed at addressing the root causes of inequities, including racism and structural determinants of health.

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Ill-fitting PPE contributes to added stress for women physicians

Poorly fitting PPE could risk lives of female physicians and other health professionals as the country continues to battle COVID-19. Learn more with the AMA.

Infectious Diseases
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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic.

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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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4 ways Biden administration can help cut drug-overdose deaths

Record-high drug-overdose death toll demands U.S. move from a crisis framework to a resilient public health framework. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health