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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Stool shows significant fecal leukocytes

This USMLE Step 2 exam question deals with a 70-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with diarrhea. She has no fever, nausea, or vomiting.
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Digital

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4 Min Read

Fix inbox overload to make your private practice run more smoothly

The physician shouldn’t be the first one to tackle an unfiltered mass of messages that often could be better and more quickly handled by staff members.
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ChangeMedEd Initiative

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4 keys to making a medical school coaching relationship work for you

Understanding medical school coaching’s broad structural and day-to-day essentials will maximize the benefit of this innovative learning partnership.
David Welsh, MD

Leadership

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David Welsh, MD: Working hard to put patients first again

AMA member David Welsh, MD, was 6 years old when his family doctor saved his life. That moved him to grow up to help others just like his childhood physician heroes.
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Private Practices

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4 Min Read

Private practice: 4 office-visit changes to make most of doctors' time

Transform your practice’s efficiency by making these key workflow and staffing adjustments.
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Health Equity

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17 Min Read

Identifying medicine’s gender equity gaps is just the start

Discover practices and processes that can reduce gender bias in hiring, promotion, leadership and inclusivity.

Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to be in emergency medicine: Shadowing Dr. Warchol

AMA member Jordan Warchol, MD, finds the most rewarding part of being an emergency physician is getting to help people on one of the worst days of their lives.
Tani Malhotra, MD, maternal fetal medicine fellow

Behavioral Health

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This doctor advocates for pregnant patients with opioid-use disorder

Maternal and fetal medicine fellow Tani Malhotra, MD, knows the fear felt by mothers with opioid-use disorder. She’s working to make better policy to address it.