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Medical students can play crucial diversity role—as mentors

Institutions are working to create more diversity in the physician workforce. One recent medical school graduate took matters into her own hands.

Medical Students
Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, AMA’s chief health equity officer, speaking at a recent education session at the AMA.
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4 ways medical education is working toward health equity

Creating a more equitable health care system will be a long journey. Find out more from the AMA about the role medical education is playing.

Medical School Diversity
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Disrupting medical student debt: Could these big ideas do the trick?

As medical student debt mounts, AMA member Louis Weinstein, MD, offers ambitious proposals on ways to eliminate the financial burden.

Med School Prep
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New policy aimed at increasing diversity in physician workforce

The AMA will work to establish health care career pipeline programs, or “pathway programs”— to draw students from diverse backgrounds into medicine.

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AMA members at 2019 HOD Annual Meeting holding signs with hashtag WomenofAMA
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AMA principles will further gender equity among physicians

Disparities persist after controlling for specialty and experience. Employers should review pay and promotion by gender for potentially discriminatory patterns.

Health Equity
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What’s needed to improve physician diversity pipeline programs?

African Americans, Hispanics and other groups are underrepresented in medicine. The AMA will examine what makes for effective pipeline diversity efforts. 

Health Equity
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Making med school diversity more than a box-checking exercise

The racial and ethnic makeup of American physicians doesn’t align with the racial and ethnic makeup of America. That needs to change.

Medical School Diversity
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Why the AMA is committed to a diverse physician workforce

Texas Tech’s decision to no longer consider race in medical school admissions decisions is a setback to the profession’s efforts on diversity and health equity.

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How free medical school tuition can change the physician workforce

Some medical schools are zeroing out their tuition bills. That could mean a more diverse pool of physicians who are freer to pursue different career and life paths.

Med School Prep