HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

Get Started
Routine Screening Toolkit
Clear Search
·
2 Min Read

AMA statement on advancing equity in medicine

The AMA is dedicated to advancing equity and justice as we work to achieve optimal health for all.

Press Releases
6 AMA members honored for advancing health equity
·
5 Min Read

6 AMA members honored for advancing health equity

Even with unexpected trials in health care, many young leaders have persevered to fight for their communities. Learn about these AMA members.

Health Equity
Patient in a physician's office
·
7 Min Read

Q&A: Doctor-led Medicare Advantage insurer addresses inequities

Zing Health was founded by three Black men, two of them doctors. CEO Eric Whitaker, MD, details what sets apart this growing company.

Health Equity
Physician speaking with patient
·
3 Min Read

Pandemic has lessons for how physician training must change

COVID-19 exposed gaps in medical schooling and strained faculty and medical students alike. Learn how one innovative medical educator is responding.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Kristen Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MAS
·
5 Min Read

Cardiovascular disease epidemiologist named JAMA’s new top editor

A “first-rate physician-scientist,” Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MAS, of UCSF School of Medicine will helm JAMA Network starting in July.

Leadership
Person in grocery store
·
4 Min Read

Pandemic’s devastation among Latinos too often made invisible

1 in 5 U.S. residents has Latin American heritage, yet the health inequities they experience get too little emphasis given their scale and complexity.

Population Health
Young smiling student
·
4 Min Read

Innovation moves health center beyond schoolhouse to empower youth

Learn about a “one-stop shop” for marginalized youths that integrates patient-centered care from physicians and other health professionals.

Population Health
Two people using a laptop
·
4 Min Read

9 key steps to advance equity in emerging telehealth landscape

20% of Americans lack a broadband subscription and 15% don’t own a smartphone, putting telehealth out of reach. Learn about the way forward.

Health Equity
People pass Covid-19 testing site along a Manhattan street
·
4 Min Read

Why race, ethnicity can help determine COVID-19 severity risk

Systemic inequities are linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes. Doctors should be allowed to factor that reality when prescribing antiviral treatments.

Judicial Advocacy