Professionalism

Addressing Harassment at Meetings and Events

The AMA understands that AMA-hosted meetings and events are valuable to its members. All AMA meetings and events should be professional, welcoming and safe for those who attend. In this module, you will learn about harassment and how to recognize…

Fighting Ableism: What Do You Need?

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Joanna Turner Bisgrove, a Family Medicine physician, Member of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health and anti-ableism advocate. Dr Bisgrove outlines her experience as a physician with hearing…

The Hidden Inequities of Dialysis-Related Infections

In this episode of Stories of Care, Dr Shannon Novosad, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases discusses a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on disparities in…

Racism in Medicine: An Introduction (Student Edition)

Racism is a root cause of health inequities, differences that are avoidable, unnecessary, and unfair. Yet, many people, including physicians, are often unaware of the origins of race as a social construction and the emergence of scientific racism. As a…

What We Know About Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics Can Help Innovate HIV Care

Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) is a powerful new addition to the treatments available for patients living with HIV, but broad acceptance and uptake could be compromised by what we know about patients’ and clinicians’ experiences with long-acting injectable antipsychotics…

Exceptionalism at the End of AIDS

HIV/AIDS exceptionalism promoted compassion, garnered funding, built institutions, and shaped regulatory and research agendas under emergency conditions. Globally, however, HIV/AIDS exceptionalism has further fragmented fragile health service delivery systems in vulnerable, marginalized communities and created perverse incentives to influence seropositive…