Authors of News & Leadership Viewpoints Bookmark Staff News Writer AMA Affiliated Groups News Writer, Authors Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team. News Authors Catalog of Topics Education ChangeMedEd Initiative Dec 10, 2015 · 6 Min Read 7 strategies for funding med ed research As fewer institutions fund medical education projects, how can academic physicians ensure their ideas find the financial support they deserve? Here are seven key strategies and resources funding med ed research. Public Health Population Health Dec 10, 2015 · 2 Min Read Access to transgender medical care spotlighted A New York Times editorial spotlighted the importance of improving access to transgender medical care. The piece notes the published a landmark resolution in 2008 that said barriers to transition-related care needed to be eliminated. Practice Management Medicare & Medicaid Dec 8, 2015 · 3 Min Read Top 10 newsmakers for physicians in 2015 Among the biggest news stories for physicians in 2015 included the end of an era for Medicare, the launch of one of the most complex practice changes in recent decades, and the continued advancement of patient care. Public Health Chronic Diseases Dec 8, 2015 · 4 Min Read How improv is helping patients with Alzheimer's disease Two actors are approaching Alzheimer’s disease with a creative way to break through. Find out how the rules of improv can help forge stronger connections with Alzheimer patients. Practice Management Payment & Delivery Models Dec 7, 2015 · 4 Min Read Overcoming barriers to new models of care Physicians are looking to new models of care delivery and payment as a proven means of keeping patients healthier and reducing health care costs. But two key barriers still need to be broken down. Public Health Behavioral Health Dec 4, 2015 · 4 Min Read Experts explain how to end opioid overdose epidemic A panel of experts offered ways physicians could help end the opioid overdose epidemic and improve patient care. Among the suggestions were rethinking prescribing practices and the effective use of PDMPs. About Ethics Dec 4, 2015 · 2 Min Read The ethical demands of 21st-century clinical research What should the ethics of clinical research look like as biomedical science advances? The December issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics explores the roles of physicians and patients in improving the art and science of medicine in the 21st century. Education ChangeMedEd Initiative Dec 3, 2015 · 2 Min Read Key advice for students who are ready to turn med ed on its head Dr. Susan Skochelak, AMA group vice president of medical education, weighs in with advice for med students with bold project ideas to transform physician training. They may turn med ed of the future on its head. Load More
