Hannibal Person, MD
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10 Min Read

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.

Health Equity
Richard Silvera, MD
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9 Min Read

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.

Health Equity
2022 Interim Meeting
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4 Min Read

2022 AMA Interim Meeting: 6 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting Nov. 12–15.

Interim Meeting
Hands of different colors raised
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3 Min Read

Not leaving health equity to chance: Future advocates get a boost

As with the physician workforce, the pool of health equity advocates requires constant development. A fellowship is fostering the next generation.

AMA Center for Optimal Health Outcomes
Patient and physician in an appointment
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8 Min Read

8 things patients wish physicians knew about gender diverse care

Listen to each patient’s story and offer your support. Learn with the AMA about keys to caring for patients who are transgender and gender diverse.

Population Health
Transgender person standing in a room
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3 Min Read

What sets back care for transgender patients in the exam room

Kameryn J. Lee, MD, MSPH, is an ob-gyn and a transgender woman. “It’s a terrible feeling” to sense discomfort from one’s doctor, she says. Learn more.

Population Health
Two profiles connected by a scribbled line
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4 Min Read

Doctors see inequity daily. Fellowship helps them dig deeper.

Advance medical justice with like-minded physicians in this pathbreaking fellowship, which pays a stipend. Learn more from two doctors doing it now.

AMA Center for Optimal Health Outcomes
Automobile exhaust
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3 Min Read

How U.S. policy can shape your patients’ health outcomes

You know why social determinants of health matter. Learn from a health equity expert about the political factors that underlie them.

Health Equity
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3 Min Read

AMA tackles rural health care challenges by addressing workforce gaps

AMA bolsters policy aimed at addressing the health needs of rural populations.

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