New study shows that women doctors don’t reap the same longevity benefits as male doctors do. Equity advocates say home and workplace disparities could be why.
As student interest in dual advanced degrees grows, medical schools are adding opportunities. Benefits include specific career paths and leadership development.
Congressional proposals to eliminate Grad PLUS loans, cap borrowing, and exclude residents from Public Service Loan Forgiveness could strain primary care.
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
Thomas Insel, MD, neuroscientist and psychiatrist, says the mental health crisis can be solved by focusing on social supports and mental health care systems.
Health care professionals must confront the climate crisis through patient care, medical education, changes in how hospitals function and public policy.
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Board Chair Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, call on colleagues to work together to tackle health care challenges.
Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, chair of the AAMC Board of Directors, delivered the following address at Learn Serve Lead 2022, the association’s 133rd annual meeting.
The impulse to divide the world into “us” and “them” can produce dangerous divisions. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says psychologist Jay Van Bavel, PhD.
