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Medical student policy, advocacy and leadership: The next generation of medicine with Reilly Bealer

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about medical student policy, advocacy & leadership.

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Med Student Advocacy
AMA Update
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6 Min Read

Use the power of your medical student voice to move medicine

AMA Trustee David H. Aizuss, MD, details what he wishes he knew about advocating for patients and doctors as a medical student.

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Med Student Advocacy
Succeeding in Medical School
Alec Calac
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10 Min Read

Q&A: How to support and retain Native American medical students

AMA member and MD-PhD student Alec Calac says medical schools can start by making sure their spaces and curricula are welcoming to Native people.

Med Student Advocacy
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AMA backs stronger leave policies for medical students, doctors

In medical school, residency or in practice, those caring for newborns or dealing with illnesses or deaths in the family should get time away.

Med Student Advocacy
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4 Min Read

Why medical schools may need to pivot on admissions approach

The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in two cases that could alter how medical schools work to diversify the physician workforce.

Judicial Advocacy
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14 Min Read

Advice for your medical school journey with Bobby Mukkamala, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about “What I Wish I Knew in Medical School" and Medical Student National Advocacy Week.

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Med Student Advocacy
AMA Update Podcast
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14 Min Read

Advice for your medical school journey with Bobby Mukkamala, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about “What I Wish I Knew in Medical School" and Medical Student National Advocacy Week.

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Med Student Advocacy
AMA Update
Oct 10, 2022 ·
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Medical Student National Advocacy Week: How to communicate effectively with Congress

Register for the Medical Student National Advocacy Week webinar, "How to Communicate Effectively with Congress," on Oct. 10, 2022, at 6 p.m. Eastern.

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Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP
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4 Min Read

3 ways medical students can help reverse distrust in medicine

U.S. medicine’s racist legacy has sown distrust among patients from historically marginalized communities. Medical students can push for systemic change.

Med Student Advocacy