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New effort to help Native American pre-meds pursue physician dreams

Learn about this yearlong course from Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital geared toward Native American community and tribal college students.

Medical School Diversity
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Why med schools hold the key to diversity and justice in medicine

Learn with the AMA Journal of Ethics about the key ethical issues driving decisions about who gets into medical school.

Medical School Diversity
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2021 AMA Research Challenge finalist: Anastasia Piersa, MD

In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn more about Anastasia Piersa, MD, and her research on understanding gaps in socio-economic diversity for the 2021 AMA Research Challenge.

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Making the Rounds Podcast
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2021 AMA Research Challenge finalist: Arman Shahriar

In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn more about Arman Shahriar and his research on socio-economic diversity among medical students for the 2021 AMA Research Challenge.

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Making the Rounds Podcast
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AMA seeks more help for medical students, residents with disabilities

To improve workforce diversity and patient care, medical schools and GME institutions must remove barriers and refocus on student and trainee abilities, not limitations.

Medical School Diversity
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Boost for 3 big ideas to improve diversity in medical education

The U.S. physician workforce doesn’t look like the nation. Learn how ambitious efforts to change that picture are getting a helping hand.

Medical School Diversity
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Women in medicine month webinar: Gender equity in medicine

View the webinar "Advancing gender equity through medical education, leadership development and medical practice," featuring Margot Savoy, MD.

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Women in medical schools: Dig into latest record-breaking numbers

Women are the majority among medical students in both DO- and MD-granting medical schools, but more work on physician gender equity remains.

Medical School Diversity
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Residency programs should trumpet no-tolerance approach on racism

During interviews with residency applicants, programs can make clear how they will foster diversity and back doctors facing microaggressions, racism.

Medical School Diversity