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Prevention & Wellness

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Emmy-winning director gives sneak peek at physician documentary

Physicians got an exclusive advance preview of the AMA-sponsored PBS documentary Rx: Hope for Health Care in the U.S. Friday night at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

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How medical schools are redefining the basic sciences

Physicians must have strong foundations in both basic sciences—including cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology—and clinical sciences, which means mastering a large body of knowledge. What do tomorrow’s physicians need to know to treat patients in the future?

Medicare & Medicaid

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Time running out to apply for a meaningful use exemption

Physicians have less than a month to apply for a hardship exception for the federal electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program. Apply by Nov. 30 to avoid next year’s payment adjustments for not demonstrating meaningful use.

Career Development

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Early retirees choose locum tenens work

For physicians who are not ready to retire but want to scale down their work hours, locum tenens opportunities provide an excellent alternative to full-time practice.

Interim Meeting

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2014 AMA Interim Meeting gets underway--follow daily updates

The nation’s doctors and physicians in training are gathering in Dallas to weigh new AMA policy that will help shape a better health care system for all Americans. AMA sections and special groups will meet to discuss proposed AMA policy and attend education sessions. 

Ethics

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This month in medical ethics, it's all about sex

The November issue of Virtual Mentor, the AMA’s online ethics journal, isn’t as racy as it sounds. But the issue warrants attention by physicians in practice and training alike as they seek to navigate their role in commenting on sexual behavior in the context of clinical conversations.

Improve GME

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Hot topics that could affect how residents practice medicine

More than 500 physicians, residents and medical students will meet this week in Dallas to weigh new AMA policy that will affect both the medical profession and the patients they serve.

Infectious Diseases

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How physicians are helping stop the spread of Ebola

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has emphasized that stopping the Ebola virus in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is essential to aiding the people in that region and curbing spread of the disease to the United States.