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Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.

Kevin McKinney, MD

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Kevin H. McKinney, MD: Pursuing progress over the long term

As an endocrinologist, AMA member Kevin H. McKinney, MD, finds keeping people healthy over the long term and seeing their appreciation to be very rewarding.
Nigel Girgrah, MD

Leadership

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4 Min Read

Members Move Medicine: A compassionate agent of change

AMA member and transplant hepatologist Nigel Girgrah, MD, works at the Ochsner Health System to reduce physician burnout and improve well-being.

Prep for Residency

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3 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in obesity medicine: Shadowing Dr. Stanford

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, feels that there is nothing more gratifying than to see patients have an improved outlook on life when they achieve a healthier weight.
Graphic illustrating constant fraction for half life of a drug

Succeed in Med School

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: What’s half-life of investigational drug?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: The pharmacokinetics of a newly synthesized drug are studied in healthy volunteers. What is the half-life of the drug?
David T. Tayloe Jr., MD

Leadership

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3 Min Read

David T. Tayloe Jr., MD: Advancing the primary care medical home

AMA member David T. Tayloe Jr., MD, is a fifth-generation physician who has worked with his community for more than 40 years to ensure the best care for children.

Prep for Residency

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4 Min Read

What it’s like to be a pediatrician-scientist: Shadowing Dr. Hotez

Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, always wanted to be a physician scientist focused on vaccines. Now he runs a large laboratory developing neglected-disease vaccines.

Succeed in Med School

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Dypsnea, wheezing, cough. What’s next?

The case: A 40-year-old woman with a nine-year history of scleroderma has had shortness of breath and a dry cough for four months. What’s the next step in diagnosis?

Prep for Residency

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5 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in otolaryngology: Shadowing Dr. Jones

The specialty involves an exciting variety of in-office and procedural care for everything from tonsillectomies to serious head-and-neck cancer cases.