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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Families of men in notorious syphilis study speak up for vaccination

Documentary featuring descendants of U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee seeks to build public health confidence in Black communities.

Infectious Diseases
A see-saw made out of a plank and a white stone; on the left side, weighing down the see-saw, are three flat white stones while on the left side, in the air, are five flat dark grey stones.
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Defining racism is key to helping doctors advance health equity

What distinguishes interpersonal racism from structural racism, or prejudice from bias? Learn about these and other key terms with the AMA.

Health Equity
Todd Unger and Gerald E. Harmon, MD
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Borne of COVID-19 crisis, AMA’s daily videos here for long haul

“AMA COVID-19 Update” has resonated with doctors looking for reliable information. New offering covers broader range of challenges facing U.S. medicine.

Infectious Diseases
Five doctors and health care workers in full scrubs and PPE working on a patient in a hospital bed in a COVID-19 ward.
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How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

Infectious Diseases
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Clyde Yancy, MD, on the importance of research for students & residents

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, on how students and residents can get involved in medical research.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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Prioritizing Equity video series: Accomplices and co-conspirators

In this AMA's Prioritizing Equity series panel, experts examine the ways white physicians can get actively involved in the fight for racial justice.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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Mira Irons, MD, discusses COVID-19 trends and new CDC guidance [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest hotspot trends and new CDC guidance for schools.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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What to do when symptoms are difficult to see or measure

Patients can present with all kinds of symptoms that defy observation and diagnostics. Learn about the ethical challenges to clinical decision-making.

Ethics
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Mira Irons, MD, discusses COVID-19 trends and new CDC guidance

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest hotspot trends and new CDC guidance for schools.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update