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Med students learn how to be advocates for health care in 2021

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with a preview of the webinar “Your Voice, Your AMA: Health Care Advocacy and the New Administration," for medical students.

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Q&A: What medical school in the U.S. will look like in 2021

COVID-19 has severely disrupted medical education. Learn how Rutgers med ed leader Carol Terregino, MD, is working to for a smoother 2021.

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How the pandemic has spiked stress for many med school applicants

Nearly 40%, stressed out by application process, ponder giving up physician dream, and COVID-19’s not helping. For pre-meds, resilience is a virtue.

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Judges for AMA Research Challenge discuss vital role of research

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by learn more about the AMA Research Challenge, taking place on Jan. 13, 2021.

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From a field of 1,000, 5 medical students vying for research award

Five med students, whose work represents the innovative thinking needed to drive medicine forward, are competing to win the AMA Research Challenge.

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Q&A with Research Challenge finalist Aimen Vanood

Sidelined from clerkship, Aimen Vanood began researching neurological manifestations of COVID-19. That work earned her a spot in the AMA Research Challenge.

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Q&A with Research Challenge finalist Eli Levitt

The shocking prevalence of med student burnout led Eli Levitt to a poster presentation that earned him a spot in the AMA Research Challenge.

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How Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is evolving med ed

Each month, the AMA highlights institutions that are part of the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to showcase their work with the consortium and innovations in medical education. Learn more.

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New competency focus involves structural factors in health

Understanding systems-level forces is crucial to making health care work for patients. Some medical schools are coming around to the idea.

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