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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
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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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AAMC Statement on the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, released a statement on the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020.

  • Feb. 7, 2020
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AAMC Statement on Trump Administration Medicaid Guidance

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, released a statement in response to guidance released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

  • Jan. 30, 2020
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Please, call me Doctor

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

  • Jan. 22, 2020
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Displaced Hahnemann residents and attending physicians may soon lose liability insurance

The AAMC, AMA, ECFMG, and others are working to ensure physicians’ liability insurance coverage continues after they left the now-shuttered hospital.

  • Jan. 7, 2020
A health care worker exits Hahnemann University Hospital on July 9, 2019. (Christopher Evens/Alamy Stock Photo)
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Our top 10 news stories of 2019

From the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital to insights into why many women leave medicine early in their careers, these are 2019’s top AAMCNews stories.

  • Dec. 29, 2019
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Aiming for zero suicides

Teaching hospitals are taking bold new approaches to reduce suicide rates, including rapid identification of at-risk patients and aggressive follow-up care.

  • Dec. 17, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Ways and Means Committee Surprise Billing Agreement

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued a statement on the announcement of an agreement on a strategy to address surprise medical bills.

  • Dec. 10, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Surprise Billing Announcement

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued a statement on the proposal released by the House Energy & Commerce and Senate HELP committees.

  • Dec. 8, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Release of Senate Finance Health Care Agreement

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued a statement on the release of legislation by the Senate Committee on Finance.

  • Dec. 8, 2019
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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