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Gender, grading systems shape medical students' views

The AMA-sponsored Learning Environment Study, which collected data and insights on the medical student experience throughout the four years of medical school, found that both men and women showed an overall decline in attitudes toward empathy from their first to second year of school.

Medical School Diversity
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Scholarships awarded to increase physician workforce diversity

Eleven outstanding medical students from across the country were announced earlier this month as recipients of Minority Scholars Awards from the AMA Foundation.

Prep for Med School
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Schools receiving Title IX funds receive anti-discrimination guidelines

A new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) clarifies that schools receiving federal Title IX funds may not discriminate against transgender and gender-nonconforming students. 

Medical School Diversity
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For minorities, road to medical school a leaky pipeline

Minority students trying to pursue a career in medicine are rapidly leaving the “medical school pipeline,” a recent analysis of data by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows. 

Medical School Diversity
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Med school curriculum changes aim to eliminate health care disparities

How should physicians of the future eliminate health care disparities and deliver the best patient care? Some schools are beginning to address this weighty question by focusing on the unique needs of underserved populations, workforce diversity and population health.

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