HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

Routine Screening Toolkit
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Why women physicians are more likely to experience burnout

Learn more about the key factors that are contributing to female burnout in medicine.

Physician Health
Scales of justice
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How CVS-Aetna case puts regulators on notice

The $69 billion deal was ultimately OK’d, but not before unprecedented legal scrutiny. Courts will no longer serve as a rubber stamp for megamergers.

Access to Care
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.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Court ruling in CVS-Aetna merger leaves patients unprotected

Judicial decision ultimately fails patients.

Press Releases
10 women physicians profiled for their work in health disparities field.
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10 women in medicine who advocate for underserved populations

Find out how these AMA members are working to improve access to high-quality care for patients.

Health Equity
Three physicians speaking at an education session
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3 ways women physicians can become leaders in medicine

These three women in medicine have faced their own challenges in medicine. Here are their tips for securing powerful roles in health care.

Health Equity
People in line at a government facility
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Court again blocks Medicaid work requirements, this time in New Hampshire

Federal judges side with the AMA and patients to block state plan estimated to result in tens of thousands of people losing health coverage.

Judicial Advocacy
Surgery room
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Patient safety: How to discuss it, how to respond when harm occurs

The AMA offers new training to help medical students, residents and practicing physicians understand and improve patient safety.

Prevention & Wellness
Donald K. Warne, MD, MPH
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Native Americans work to grow their own physician workforce

Poverty, education disparities contribute to low Native American medical school enrollment. A program offers a successful pathway for Indians to enter medicine.

Health Equity