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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Affirmative action ends: How Supreme Court ruling impacts medical schools & the health care workforce

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action will have a significant impact on medical education.

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Medical School Diversity
AMA Update
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What doctors wish patients knew now about COVID-19 risk and age

The public health emergency may have ended, but COVID-19 is here to stay and age remains an important risk factor for severe outcomes. Find out more.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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One pivotal way to identify patients harmed by bias: Ask

Find out how Ochsner Health is querying the impact of bias as part of its safety-reporting program to identify and address inequities.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Physicians with disabilities bring diversity, valuable perspective

Always having to prove they belong can be exhausting for physicians with disabilities, but the rewards of a career in medicine are worth it.

Health Equity
Excellence in Medicine Awards
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These 11 doctors are moving medicine forward. Find out how.

Learn about an inspiring group of physicians whose advocacy, research and volunteerism serve as shining examples for all of medicine.

Awards
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Don’t criminalize pregnant patients with substance-use disorders

An Ohio mom was prosecuted after disclosing her illicit drug use upon giving birth. Learn why an appeals court was right to overturn her conviction.

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New tuition program will help drive physician workforce diversity

Up to half of incoming University of Chicago medical students will be offered full-tuition scholarships. Learn more with the AMA.

Medical School Diversity
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Rebuilding trust with patients a vital piece of burnout puzzle

Discover how establishing trust can help patients get the care they need while addressing some factors that contribute to physician burnout.

Physician Health
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High court sets back efforts to diversify medicine, improve care

The Supreme Court’s affirmative-action ruling deals a blow to the goals of achieving a more diverse physician workforce and advancing health equity.

Medical School Diversity