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Delegates at the 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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Most medical schools don’t have defined leave policies

To fix that, the AMA urges compassionate-leave policies at medical schools, as well as in residency programs and physician practices.

Med Student Advocacy
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Advocacy Action Day videos

Watch webinars and videos from the 2023 Advocacy in Action Workshop.

Med Student Advocacy
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Welcome address for Advocacy Action Day

Government Relations Advocacy Fellow Jessica McAllister welcomes attendees to Advocacy Action Day, the last day of the 2023 Advocacy in Action Workshop.

Med Student Advocacy
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Advocacy in Action Workshop information

The Advocacy in Action Workshop, held annually in October, is an event that underscores the critical role that medical students play in advocating for positive changes within health care.

Medical Students
Medical students walking to the U.S. Capitol
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How an AMA conference made this medical student an effective advocate

Jessica McAllister has attended the AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference three times and will be there again in 2024. Learn about her four big takeaways.

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Med Student Advocacy
Succeeding in Medical School
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How accreditors can help stop harassment of doctors in training

Female medical students are 220% likelier than students in nonscientific fields to face unwanted, crude behavior. Learn how standards can be toughened.

Med Student Advocacy
Light bulb rocket ship launches
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How this medical student led way to battle mental health stigma

Find out how a third-year medical student crafted recently adopted AMA policy to boost well-being in physician residency.

Med Student Advocacy
Silhouettes of a group of physicians and health care providers
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Future physicians see impact of scope-of-practice expansions

Medical students are dispirited by seeing nonphysician providers with less training than they have already delivering care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Med Student Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
Delegates at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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To thwart medical student burnout, make it easier to seek time off

Well-being often takes a backseat for medical students. Medical schools should make it easier for students to ask for time away for self-care.

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Med Student Advocacy
Succeeding in Medical School