What Is Health Systems Science Plus Recent AMA Articles

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Focusing on social determinants of health at Montefiore Medical Center

Catherine Skae, MD, discusses the social determinants of health (SDH) curriculum, evolution and impact. Learn more.

Accelerating Change in Medical EducationJun 4, 2021

Medical students help tackle 3 long-standing health care problems

Today’s medical students are the first to be trained in health systems science, giving rise to fresh ideas to help overcome big challenges.

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Accelerating Change in Medical EducationMay 21, 2021

Why systems thinking is make or break for medical students’ careers

Learn with the AMA about this linchpin in both modern clinical practice and lifelong learning.

Accelerating Change in Medical EducationMay 19, 2021

Medical students: Test your knowledge of health care financing

Learn with the AMA how patients’ lives and physicians’ livelihoods depend largely on a decision made by Congress almost 80 years ago.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

HSS evolution at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Susan Enright, DO, FACOI, discusses the health systems science (HSS) curriculum and its evolution. Learn more.

ResidencyApr 30, 2021

Challenges of transitioning to residency during pandemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the challenges of transitioning to residency during the pandemic.

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Accelerating Change in Medical EducationApr 9, 2021

As pandemic hit, these medical students acted on systems approach

Learn with the AMA about how medical students’ work in contact tracing and cluster investigation filled an education gap and aided COVID-19 response.

Accelerating Change in Medical EducationMar 31, 2021

How telehealth is changing neurology clerkship at Johns Hopkins

Learn with the AMA how a course that grew out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing med ed and patient care in the long term.

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Behavioral health integration (BHI) Overcoming Obstacles webinar series

How this Arkansas law puts government in exam room, harms patients

Why VA’s move to nationalize standards of practice is misguided

Telehealth Immersion Program: Past events

Academic coaching in medical education

Medical education webinars and virtual discussions

What it’s like to specialize in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Edje

Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) Resource Center

July 30, 2021: National Advocacy Update

July 30, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Headspace for AMA members

Loans & financial services

June 2021 Meeting of the HOD: Speakers' updates

Council & committee nominations

About the Council on Constitution & Bylaws (CCB)

AMA Constitution & Bylaws

Women in Medicine

Submitting a resolution to the Senior Physicians Section (SPS)

AMA Ambassadors events

New AMA Foundation initiative will boost LGBTQ+ health care

Health Systems Science