Online education plus real-life experience

Ease the burden of integrating emerging topics and enhancing support for your medical students with the AMA UME Resource Program.

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Delegates at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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To thwart medical student burnout, make it easier to seek time off

Well-being often takes a backseat for medical students. Medical schools should make it easier for students to ask for time away for self-care.

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Med Student Health
Succeeding in Medical School
Delegates at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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AMA: Don’t back down on diversity in medicine

With affirmative action imperiled by a pending Supreme Court case, the AMA reinforces its support for a physician workforce that resembles the nation.  

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AMA adopts policy for race-conscious admissions in higher education

The policy recognizes the consideration of race in admissions as a necessary safeguard in undergraduate and medical education to support a diverse physician workforce.

Press Releases
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AMA announces new policies during second day of Annual Meeting

Policies address physician fertility, disclosure of sexual orientation, equity initiatives, medical school legacy admissions.

Press Releases
2023 Annual Meeting of HOD delegate at mic
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Train future physicians to lead interprofessional care teams

Amid confusion on nonphysician roles, medical schools can help students develop the skills they need with physician-led interprofessional education.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
2023 Annual Meeting delegate Frank Zhou
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Most graduating medical students skip loan-forgiveness options

Medical schools should make students more aware of medical student loan-forgiveness programs, says the AMA, which also eyes help to defray MCAT and residency-application fees.

Med Student Finance
2023 Annual Meeting delegates from Wisconsin and Indiana
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Find better ways to do medical student clerkship grading

The most common form of clerkship assessment is flawed. New AMA policy supports devising options less prone to bias.

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Health systems science peer reviewed articles

Discover the rich landscape of published articles in this field covering topics from the principles of teamwork to the future of health systems science.

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Speakers at the meeting of the 2023 AMA House of Delegates
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2023 AMA Annual Meeting: 7 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting June 9–14.

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