American Medical Association

Prioritizing Equity: Examining Physician Gender Inequity in Medicine

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series follows recent policy adopted at the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting in June 2022 as panelists will discuss gender equity in medicine and how COVID-19 has exacerbated experiences for people identifying as…

Embracing Public Safety and Health for Improved Firearm Violence Prevention

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series, we explore the work physicians are leading in health systems and beyond for public health, public safety, and gun violence prevention and the narratives and actions that need to evolve to ensure…

Anchor Strategy: A Place-Based Approach for Health Equity

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series explores the Anchor Strategy a place-based approach to building community health and wealth by means of local hiring, investing, purchasing, and community engagement via the West Side United case study and model.

Caring for Patients Experiencing Houselessness

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series explores the unique health care and social needs of patients experiencing houselessness. In addition, experts discuss the importance of equitable, holistic, cost effective, evidence-based discharge planning, and inform physicians of their critical…

Prioritizing Equity: Caring for Patients Experiencing Houselessness

AMA has an interest in educating physicians about the unique health care and social needs of patients experiencing homelessness, the importance of holistic, cost-effective, evidence-based discharge planning, and the physicians’ roles therein, in addressing these needs.

Opioid Use: A Prevention Approach

Viewed through an evidence-based lens, opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable, chronic medical condition. But one-size-fits-all policies and detoxification as a primary treatment for OUD are often, at best, ineffective and at worst, cause harm. In this episode, we…

Disparities in Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid use disorder, or OUD, is a treatable medical condition. However, disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) continue to be a challenge. We’ll examine disparities in access for people with disabilities, racial and ethnic variations to…