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More students are entering medical school December 16, 2020

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Wellness

A medical provider rests his head on his hands

Doctors forgo mental health care during pandemic over concerns about licensing, stigma

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

December 10, 2020

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Honing the craft: How medical schools weave arts and humanities into education

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

December 8, 2020

A medical staff member checks an electrocardiograph while performing endoscopy on a patient suffering from COVID-19 in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

Health Care

A medical staff member checks an electrocardiograph while performing endoscopy on a patient suffering from COVID-19 in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on November 25, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

Thanksgiving on the front lines: Doctors working the holiday share stories of grief, stress, and hope

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

December 4, 2020

A Black physician in a mask talks to a patient in a mask

Diversity and Inclusion

A Black physician in a mask talks to a patient in a mask

Black men make up less than 3% of physicians. That requires immediate action, say leaders in academic medicine.

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

November 23, 2020

Exterior of Supreme Court of the United States on First Street in Washington DC, USA with statue by James Earle Fraser titled Authority of Law (1935)

Health Care

Exterior of Supreme Court of the United States on First Street in Washington DC, USA with statue by James Earle Fraser titled Authority of Law (1935)

That’s enough: Supreme Court appears poised to resolve validity of ACA and ‘move on’

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

November 19, 2020

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Joseph Kerschner on video screen and David Skorton in studio speaking during Learn Serve Lead 2020

Community Engagement

Joseph Kerschner on video screen and David Skorton in studio speaking during Learn Serve Lead 2020

AAMC leaders challenge academic medicine: Do more, right now, to help the nation heal

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

November 17, 2020

Abraham Flexner Award

Diversity and Inclusion

Abraham Flexner Award

AAMC renames prestigious Abraham Flexner award in light of racist and sexist writings

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

November 17, 2020

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Health Care

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Ann Curry: Empathy can save lives

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

November 17, 2020

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, speaks at Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Wellness

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, speaks at Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, reflects on the power of our shared humanity

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

November 18, 2020

Dr. David Skorton, Dr. Anne Schuchat, and Dr. Francis Collins speak during Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Research

Dr. David Skorton, Dr. Anne Schuchat, and Dr. Francis Collins speak during Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Lessons from COVID-19 for the next pandemic: Invest in public health, earn public trust

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

November 16, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Health Care

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during Learn Serve Lead 2020.

Anthony Fauci, MD, sees a return to “a considerable degree of normality” by fall 2021

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

November 16, 2020

Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, and Nikole Hannah-Jones, investigative journalist, speak at Learn Serve Lead 2020 on November 16.

Diversity and Inclusion

Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, and Nikole Hannah-Jones, investigative journalist, speak at Learn Serve Lead 2020 on November 16.

Curing health care of racism: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, call on institutions to foster change

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

November 17, 2020

John and Diane Rehm on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1984. John’s death is one of the reasons Rehm is fighting to ensure medical aid in dying.

Health Care

John and Diane Rehm on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1984. John’s death is one of the reasons Rehm is fighting to ensure medical aid in dying.

Diane Rehm talks about what it means to have “a good death”

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

November 16, 2020

Patient Experience

A group of diverse women doctors in masks

Diversity and Inclusion

A group of diverse women doctors in masks

How COVID-19 threatens the careers of women in medicine

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

November 12, 2020

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Xổ số miền nam quay thửPerspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

Internal medicine physician Elaine Khoong, MD, pictured meeting remotely with a San Francisco Health Network patient, worries about patients who can't easily use telemedicine.

Insights

Internal medicine physician Elaine Khoong, MD, pictured meeting remotely with a San Francisco Health Network patient, worries about patients who can't easily use telemedicine.

How the telemedicine boom threatens to increase inequities

Elaine Khoong, MD

December 14, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) emblem is displayed on its headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is collecting information on individual countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020.

Insights

The World Health Organization (WHO) emblem is displayed on its headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is collecting information on individual countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020.

I’m a medical student tracking the U.S. response to COVID-19 for the WHO. Here’s what I’ve learned.

Mathew Alexander

December 1, 2020

A doctor speaks to an older woman in a mask

Insights

A doctor speaks to an older woman in a mask

Saving Black lives during COVID-19: Vaccines matter

Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH

October 13, 2020

Taiwo Alonge speaks to students and faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City during a teach-in he co-organized during his first year of medical school in 2017.

Insights

Taiwo Alonge speaks to students and faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City during a teach-in he co-organized during his first year of medical school in 2017.

Medical schools, it’s time to get real about becoming anti-racist

Taiwo Alonge

September 23, 2020

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