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Meet the AAMC’s new Chief Scientific Officer

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, joins the AAMC from the UCSF School of Medicine. She shares her thoughts on the challenges facing scientists today.

  • July 16, 2024
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Women in medicine make gains, but obstacles remain

A study shows how their presence has grown as learners, teachers, and leaders, but pay disparities and gender harassment continue.

  • July 9, 2024
Caitlin Bernard, MD, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during a 2017 leadership training institute hosted by Physicians for Reproductive Health.
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In 2022, Caitlin Bernard, MD, became a lightning rod in the abortion debate. Here's…

Threats to her safety. Legal risks. Working as one of two abortion providers statewide. Despite such obstacles, this Indiana OB-GYN is more committed than ever.

  • July 3, 2024
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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

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When the perpetrators are patients

Most female physicians have stories about “those patients.” In the #MeToo era, here’s what teaching hospitals and medical schools are doing to protect them.

  • Oct. 23, 2018
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Nerves of steel, shaky stomachs

While some students are trying to pass class, others are trying not to pass out. Here’s how and why some get squeamish — and how to overcome it.

  • Oct. 16, 2018
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Making the case for parental leave during residency

As the numbers of women entering medicine grow, we must do a better job of ensuring new parents have time to bond with their babies.

  • Oct. 9, 2018
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Atlantic Festival spotlights AAMC leaders, key issues in academic medicine

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., featured AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, and Executive Vice President Atul Grover, MD, PhD.

  • Oct. 5, 2018
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AAMC Statement on House Passage of FY19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Package

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding House passage of the conference agreement on the fiscal year 2019 appropriations.

  • Sept. 26, 2018
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Anita Hill speaks out

Sexual harassment affects us all, says Anita Hill, the acclaimed advocate for women’s rights and racial justice. She talked to AAMCNews.

  • Sept. 25, 2018
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Doctors in distress

The health care community is trying to tend to its own. Newly appointed chief wellness officers are helping make physician well-being a priority.

  • Sept. 4, 2018
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Don’t touch that lettuce: Battling a foodborne illness outbreak

Each year, foodborne illnesses sicken roughly 48 million people. A new online module teaches health professions students how to help handle an outbreak.

  • Aug. 21, 2018
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“Until one day I stood on a bridge, looking down”

A physician sounds the alarm on mental illness and his own escape from the depths of despair.

  • Aug. 13, 2018
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9 great summer reads for doctors

These books, from best-selling writers, renowned physicians, and other great science writers, will remind you why you went into medicine in the first place.

  • Aug. 6, 2018