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Microplastics research, conceptual image

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Microplastics are inside us all. What does that mean for our health?

Tiny plastic particles have been found throughout the human body, but researchers say they’re just starting to understand the impact.

June 27, 2024

Prostate cancer cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have…

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

June 25, 2024

In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.

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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

June 20, 2024

Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.

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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

June 12, 2024

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Faculty Professional Development

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Is it time for term limits in academic medicine?

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, spoke with AAMCNews about how term limits are needed to diversify medical school leadership.

March 10, 2020

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Rising violence in the emergency department

Nearly 50% of emergency physicians say they’ve been assaulted. 70% of emergency nurses report being hit or kicked on the job. So what’s the solution?

Feb. 24, 2020

Police line tape across an emergency department room

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Faculty salaries rise 2.3%, and new data spotlight gender gap

The AAMC’s annual Faculty Salary Survey shows mean salaries across departments and specialties, academic ranks, and degrees.

Feb. 6, 2020

Viewpoints

Please, call me Doctor

Physicians’ first names don’t belong in the classroom or the clinic, argues one educator.

Jan. 22, 2020

Viewpoints

Please, call me Mara

Medical students and residents are responsible, mature, and smart. Let’s show them our respect by asking them to use our first names, argues one educator.

Dec. 3, 2019

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Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?

With tools like MRIs, neuroscientists are literally reading minds to understand and boost compassion. Now they’re using what they know to help heal medicine.

Nov. 19, 2019

Press Release

2019–2020 AAMC Board of Directors Announced

The AAMC has announced its new board of directors. The board’s term will run through the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting, November 2020

Nov. 13, 2019

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What every doctor needs to know about patient safety

The AAMC is releasing the first-ever, across-the-board set of skills physicians and trainees need to ensure safer, high-quality care. Here’s an inside look.