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.

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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
Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH
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Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH: Giving a voice to those without homes

AMA member Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH, started a project to speak with homeless people across the country and better understand this public health crisis.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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
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Aug. 23, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Steps to reduce physician burden, a new VA program and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Proposal would roll back LGBTQ protections. That’s an awful idea.

The AMA is condemning a proposed rule that would permit discrimination against LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, minorities and other patients.

Population Health
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AMA president: All hands-on deck in fight to achieve health equity

The AMA is engaged in a sustained effort to achieve optimal health for all patients, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, recently told the nation’s largest organization of black physicians.

Population Health