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How medical schools can apply COVID-19 lessons learned for incoming students

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the second of a two-part series about how medical schools are planning for students in the fall.

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AMA Update
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Pandemic education: Med schools innovate to engage students

Medical students may be sidelined from clinical interaction, but the pandemic is presenting unique opportunities for educational engagement.

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COVID-19: How a med school is factoring fit into early graduation

Oregon Health & Science University has been graduating students early for years. Now, a few of them will bolster a workforce strained by COVID-19.

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How a med school in a COVID-19 hot spot is deploying early graduates

NYU’s early graduates are beginning to treat patients. What is the process of creating clinical experiences for these trainees during a pandemic?

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Teaching culturally humble primary care

Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH, knows that more primary care doctors in a community means longer-living residents and more equitable outcomes. She’s made it her medical school’s mission to help aspiring doctors remain connected to their communities.

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Rachel Franklin, MD
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Reforming pain-management education for the next generation of physicians

Rachel Franklin, MD, starts from the ground up to create an objectively assessed, mechanism-based management program for chronic pain.

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Burnout prevention can begin in medical school, residency training

The learning environment presents numerous challenges to medical student and resident well-being. An AMA webinar uncovers practical organizational solutions.

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AMA program will create new leaders in health systems science

New effort gives faculty members a blueprint for implementing health systems science in medical school and residency.

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Physician well-being: Developing a culture of wellness

Medical schools must provide their students with the resources and support needed to face burnout. The alternative could be tragedy.

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Moving Medicine Podcast