aamc.org does not support this web browser. Learn more about the browsers we support.

Insights

1 - 10 of 110 results

Insights

CFAS Rep Bulletin December 2020

Taison Bell, MD, gets one of the first Pfizer coronavirus vaccinations at UVA Health on Dec. 15.

Insights

Taison Bell, MD, gets one of the first Pfizer coronavirus vaccinations at UVA Health on Dec. 15.

Why I rolled up my sleeve for the vaccine — and why you should too

December 23, 2020

Internal medicine physician Elaine Khoong, MD, pictured meeting remotely with a San Francisco Health Network patient, worries about patients who can't easily use telemedicine.

Insights

Internal medicine physician Elaine Khoong, MD, pictured meeting remotely with a San Francisco Health Network patient, worries about patients who can't easily use telemedicine.

How the telemedicine boom threatens to increase inequities

December 14, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) emblem is displayed on its headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is collecting information on individual countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020.

Insights

The World Health Organization (WHO) emblem is displayed on its headquarters building in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is collecting information on individual countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020.

I’m a medical student tracking the U.S. response to COVID-19 for the WHO. Here’s what I’ve learned.

December 1, 2020

A doctor speaks to an older woman in a mask

Insights

A doctor speaks to an older woman in a mask

Saving Black lives during COVID-19: Vaccines matter

October 13, 2020

Taiwo Alonge speaks to students and faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City during a teach-in he co-organized during his first year of medical school in 2017.

Insights

Taiwo Alonge speaks to students and faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City during a teach-in he co-organized during his first year of medical school in 2017.

Medical schools, it’s time to get real about becoming anti-racist

September 23, 2020

A stethoscope on a rainbow flag

Insights

A stethoscope on a rainbow flag

We need more transgender and gender nonbinary doctors

September 1, 2020

People sit on the beach at Baker Beach on May 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Beaches across the state have seen large crowds as they have started to slowly reopen.

Insights

People sit on the beach at Baker Beach on May 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Beaches across the state have seen large crowds as they have started to slowly reopen.

I’m a contact tracer in San Francisco. You won’t believe the stories I hear.

August 26, 2020

Kali Cyrus, MD, speaks on intersectionality in gender equity movements at the Time’s Up Convening on Pay Equity in September 2019

Insights

Kali Cyrus, MD, speaks on intersectionality in gender equity movements at the Time’s Up Convening on Pay Equity in September 2019

Why I gave up my dream of leading diversity efforts in medicine

August 10, 2020

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine held a socially distanced White Coat Ceremony on July 22. The event was livestreamed to family and friends

Insights

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine held a socially distanced White Coat Ceremony on July 22. The event was livestreamed to family and friends

In the face of challenges posed by a pandemic and racism, the White Coat Ceremony underscores the importance of our shared humanity

August 5, 2020