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May 18, 2021

The city still requires unvaccinated to mask, as well as allows businesses and healthcare facilities to require masks.

District Launches Mental Health Emergency Dispatch Program

May 18, 2021

Joining other cities, the District is trialing a program to better serve people in emergencies who need behavioral health attention.

AMA Issues Roadmap for Equity in Medicine

May 12, 2021

The AMA offers a roadmap to rectifying medicine's mistakes towards marginalized communities.

Mayor Bowser, in Partnership with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Launches the Washington, DC Health Innovation QuickFire Challenge to Spur Innovation Around Health Equity

May 7, 2021

Press release from the Executive Office of the Mayor

MSDC Awardees to Be Recognized May 14

May 6, 2021

MSDC names award winners who symbolize visionary healthcare leadership. Awards will be presented at a virtual ceremony on Friday evening, May 14, 2021.

Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Applications Close April 30

April 29, 2021

The HPLRP is a great opportunity for physicians to earn medical school loan repayment while working in an area of DC in need.

Faggett, Walter

April 29, 2021

Member Spotlight: Meet John Benjamin Nichols Award winner Walter Faggett, MD., on behalf of the Ward 8 Health Council.

MSDC Joins AMA Telehealth Immersion program

April 28, 2021

MSDC is partnering with the AMA to offer DC physicians and practices training and tips for how to best use telemedicine.