A unique summer program invites trainees to confront health inequities firsthand. A new documentary highlights the program, ...

COVID-19 is spreading, but population immunity and new treatments have resulted in far fewer hospitalizations and deaths.

They fought slavery, prejudice, and injustice — and changed the face of medicine in America. They invented modern blood-banking, served in the highest ranks of the U.S. government, and much more. In ...

Interest is booming in sports medicine and interventional cardiology, while fewer doctors are specializing in orthopedic surgery and radiology. The number of women doctors continues to grow and they ...

The AAMC is closely tracking developments in National Institutes of Health (NIH) extramural funding. This page provides regular updates on NIH-obligated funding, drawing from NIH RePORTER. All figures ...

New technologies are allowing patients to be more empowered partners in their own care. A dean argues that medical education ...

The AAMC has created a free webinar series for clinicians, trainees, and advocates on ways to improve perinatal mental health. For Allison Livingston, panic began to set in during her third trimester.

In May 2023, at her youngest daughter’s graduation from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jackie Duda was touched to receive a bouquet of flowers from the science department’s ...

One solved the mystery of yellow fever, another fought sterilization abuse, and a third delved deep into human genes. Still others reenvisioned addiction, served as U.S. surgeon general, even blasted ...

While all medical schools are unique, many institutions encounter similar challenges when it comes to strategy, operations, and organizational culture. Our collection of promising practices is meant ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring the promise and limitations of the field of personalized medicine. The second part will focus on issues around equity and access to care ...

In Lebanon, where Antoine Beayno, MD, grew up and went to medical school, homosexuality is illegal. LGBTQ+ people can be fired, blackmailed, or arrested. They sometimes are even refused medical care, ...