AAMC leaders challenge academic medicine: Do more, right now, to help the nation heal

At Learn Serve Lead 2020: The Virtual Experience, AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Board Chair Joseph Kerschner, MD, issued calls to action for medical schools and teaching hospitals to confront the harms of the pandemic and social injustice.

AAMC renames prestigious Abraham Flexner award in light of racist and sexist writings

The AAMC announced at its annual meeting that it is renaming the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education. Starting in 2021, the award will be called the AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education. The decision to rename the award was approved unanimously by the AAMC Board of Directors and follows the AAMC's commitment to becoming a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist organization.

Lessons from COVID-19 for the next pandemic: Invest in public health, earn public trust

Speaking at the AAMC's annual meeting, NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and CDC Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD, said that the United States must strengthen its public health systems, rethink its clinical trial process, and get more public buy-in on safe behaviors.

Anthony Fauci, MD, sees a return to "a considerable degree of normality" by fall 2021

The acclaimed infectious disease doctor told meeting attendees about the vaccines in development but cautioned against abandoning public health measures as the vaccines roll out.

Curing health care of racism: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, call on institutions to foster change

Renowned voices on antiracism in America shared with Learn Serve Lead 2020 attendees their thoughts on systemic racism in academic medicine.

Ann Curry: Empathy can save lives

Emmy Award-winning journalist Ann Curry urged attendees at the AAMC's annual meeting to consider how deep listening and meaningful connection serve patients - and physicians.

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, reflects on the power of our shared humanity

The recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare shares his insights on how breaking down silos and embracing commonality can build stronger, healthier communities.

Diane Rehm talks about what it means to have "a good death"

Acclaimed talk show host Diane Rehm has spent decades interviewing presidents, Nobel laureates, and more. At Learn Serve Lead 2020: The Virtual Experience, she shared her latest mission: ensuring that terminal patients get to choose how and when they die.