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4 Min Read

COVID-19 has hit physicians hard—some more than others

Amid physicians’ pandemic burdens comes another: a rise in disrespect for doctors from historically marginalized racial or ethnic groups, survey shows.

Health Equity
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Inequities in medicine take personal toll on physicians, students

Two physicians and a medical student shared stories of how inequities and racism in medicine have personally impacted them as patients and trainees.

Medical School Diversity
Letters Q and A
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5 Min Read

Dig deep on health care issues that matter with 10 top Q&As

Learn firsthand from the doctors who are fighting COVID-19, battling burnout, advancing health equity, and working to end the drug-overdose epidemic.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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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
Various group of health care workers
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4 Min Read

6 big ideas driving the AMA's health equity work

The AMA’s strategic plan for advancing racial justice and health equity includes six “theories of change” essential to the way forward. Learn more.

Health Equity
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3 Min Read

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
Hexagonal portraits of a diverse group of people linked together
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4 Min Read

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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6 Min Read

Q&A: Calling out systemic racism’s impact in medicine

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH, was part of the medical student-led effort to have the AMA recognize racism as a public health threat. Learn more.

Health Equity
Physician and patient walking down a hall
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2 Min Read

How IMGs have changed the face of American medicine

The AMA’s IMG Recognition Week includes a dive into the numbers that illustrate this vital part of the U.S. physician workforce.

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