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 About Leadership Nov 8, 2019 · 3 Min Read Haidn E. Foster: Members Move Medicine: Advancing LGBTQ medical education Medical student Haidn E. Foster chose a career in medicine after finally being diagnosed and treated for a longstanding chronic condition. He knew he had to help others find wellness too. About Ethics Nov 6, 2019 · 3 Min Read How to assess quality of life in reconstructive transplantation Reconstructive transplantation is elective and conducted to improve patients’ quality of life. Yet ethical inquiry into quality of life is lacking. Find out more from the AMA. Public Health Behavioral Health Nov 6, 2019 · 3 Min Read Fighting stigma, building a career treating substance-use disorders Learn how AMA member Alena Balasanova, MD, is helping to fill the gaps in addiction psychiatry and medication-assisted treatment in Nebraska. Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Nov 4, 2019 · 3 Min Read Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Abnormality on contrast-enhanced chest CT This USMLE Step 1 exam question deals with a 66-year-old man brought to the emergency room after recent discharge following a Whipple’s procedure for pancreatic cancer performed seven days prior. About Leadership Nov 1, 2019 · 4 Min Read Charles F. Willson, MD: He improved primary care for Medicaid patients AMA member Charles F. Willson, MD, was born prematurely and a pediatrician saved his life. Now he follows his own path as a pediatrician. Public Health Behavioral Health Oct 31, 2019 · 17 Min Read The opioid epidemic and emerging public health policy priorities Adm. Brett P. Giroir, MD, of the Department of Health and Human Services, explores this national problem, along with potential solutions. Advocacy Judicial Advocacy Oct 30, 2019 · 4 Min Read Verdict’s in on terminal prognoses: Doctors aren’t fortunetellers In a Medicare hospice fraud case, federal appeals court sides with the AMA on medical judgment calls such as how long a patient has left to live. Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Oct 28, 2019 · 4 Min Read Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: 5 cases where diarrhea is major symptom Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you answer these questions involving diarrhea as a major symptom? Find out now. Load More
