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AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles

Learn about the AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles for embedding health equity within the association and the medical profession. Download PDFs of their work.

AMA Center for Health Equity

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AMA internships and fellowships

The AMA offers internships and fellowships in health law and medical ethics to students and early career professionals.

AMA Career Opportunities
Jerry P. Abraham, MD
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Fellowship helps physicians connect the dots on health equity

Jerry P. Abraham, MD, MPH, CMQ, says he and the other doctors in the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship are like family. Learn more.

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For this Tulane doctor, advancing health equity has global focus

Learn how internist-pediatrician Anjali Niyogi, MD, MPH, has used her skills to help patients in New Orleans and around the world.

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Avani K. Patel, MD
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This resident psychiatrist stakes her claim as physician leader

AMA member Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA, has faced many biases throughout her journey in medicine. But they have only pushed her to accomplish even more.  

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Q&A: A safety-net physician discovers her power to help patients

Amna Khan, MD, became a pediatrician to work at the intersection of social justice and medicine. Learn about a fellowship that’s giving her a boost.

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Q&A: Why strained EDs can’t overlook social factors driving health

Dhara Amin, MD, leads ED quality efforts at Chicago’s Cook County Health. The Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship aids her work on health equity.

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Hannibal Person, MD
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Q&A: This pediatrician is confronting inequities in GI care

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems in children of color are too often dismissed. Learn how pediatrician Hannibal Person, MD, is working to change that.

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Richard Silvera, MD
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Q&A: Physician advocacy for patients with HIV gets personal

Advocacy must be everywhere, because health inequities are everywhere, says Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Richard Silvera, MD, MPH. Learn more.

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