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.

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How physicians can see health care through climate lens

This emergency doctor sees patients affected by climate change on a regular basis—and so do many other physicians. Learn more with the AMA.

Environmental Health
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After pandemic dip, how Texas system improved BP control to 78%

With patients delaying care, blood pressure control rates fell. Here’s how Southwestern Health Resources found a way to bring BP control back up.

Prevention & Wellness
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COVID-19 has hit physicians hard—some more than others

Amid physicians’ pandemic burdens comes another: a rise in disrespect for doctors from historically marginalized racial or ethnic groups, survey shows.

Health Equity
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Inequities in medicine take personal toll on physicians, students

Two physicians and a medical student shared stories of how inequities and racism in medicine have personally impacted them as patients and trainees.

Medical School Diversity
Jan 19 - 20, 2022 ·
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Health Equity Summit: Tackling health inequities

The AMA Center for Health Equity is pleased to announce co-sponsorship for the upcoming Health Equity Summit, Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequities.

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Smiling family cradling a newborn baby
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What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

Too often, Black mothers feel unheard by physicians and are mistreated by the American health system. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health
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COVID-19  health equity resources 

The AMA is compiling critical health equity resources to focus on the structural issues that contribute to and could exacerbate already existing inequities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Health Equity
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James Madara, MD, on the future of medicine in 2022

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with James Madara, MD, the AMA’s CEO about the future of medicine in 2022.

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Sustainability
Moving Medicine Video Update
Gary S. Kaplan, MD
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Q&A: What’s next for Dr. Gary Kaplan after stepping down as CEO

Gary S. Kaplan, MD, stepped down as CEO at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health at the end of the year. His work to boost health care quality and safety won’t stop.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight