Staff News Writer

AMA Affiliated Groups

News Writer,
Authors

Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.

Member Groups (Sections) Underrepresented in Medicine

·
2 Min Read

Inner-city kids learn about healthy living, medical careers

More than 50 medical students made quite an impression Friday on nearly 600 children at a public school in Chicago’s South Side during a special health and wellness event held in conjunction with the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

Practice Management Scope of Practice

·
3 Min Read

How team-based approach is improving patient care

Care quality, access and costs all have improved under a new approach to delivering care at the Scott and White health system in Texas, according to the chairman of the group’s board of directors, who spoke to physicians Friday at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

About Awards

·
2 Min Read

Physicians, students earn awards for profession's highest values

Leadership, community service and dedication to treating underserved patients—the medical profession’s highest values—will be honored at the AMA Foundation Excellence in Medicine Awards June 6.

Education International Med Ed

·
2 Min Read

Report looks at preparedness of grads from offshore med schools

U.S. medical school graduates face a competitive environment when it comes to securing residency placements, and the perceived graduate medical education squeeze is being closely monitored and debated. 

Advocacy Access to Care

·
1 Min Read

AMA's patient grassroots group now 1 million strong

One million patients have joined to take action on legislative issues that could harm the patient-physician relationship and restrict their access to care through the AMA Patients’ Action Network, making a difference in today’s health care landscape.

About Board of Trustees

·
4 Min Read

Incoming AMA president sets sights on opportunities for change

Robert M. Wah, MD, will become the 169th president of the AMA. His long history overcoming challenges should serve the AMA well as physicians move into the demanding future of health care.

Education Improve GME

·
2 Min Read

Tool helps equip residents to care for at-risk patients

A new online tool is helping residents and their training programs better understand at-risk populations—including the homeless, unemployed, underserved and uninsured—and improve their quality of care.

Advocacy Judicial Advocacy

·
2 Min Read

Patient safety at stake in case before U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States announced in March that it would hear North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a case previously decided by a federal appeals court that ruled in favor of the FTC’s claim that state licensure boards should be subject to antitrust laws.