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Residency Finance

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5 Min Read

5 ways to manage federal medical student-loan debt

Learn how to handle your medical student-loan debt and get personalized advice for the road ahead.
Kevin Hopkins, MD

Leadership

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4 Min Read

Members Move Medicine: Redesigning practice to improve care

AMA member Kevin Hopkins, MD, says there is value in remembering why you went into medicine in the first place.
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Payment & Delivery Models

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2 Min Read

2017 MIPS final scores reissued, new review deadline set

The AMA and others flagged calculation-error concerns, prompting CMS to revise physician scores under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
Women in Medicine timeline

Health Equity

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1 Min Read

Timeline of women in medicine

September is the AMA’s Women in Medicine Month, which celebrates the accomplishments of—and showcases advocacy for—female physicians.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Work-up shows recurrent infections

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 17-year-old boy has had recurrent lung infections, otitis media and sinusitis for most of his life. Which additional findings will be seen?
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Prevention & Wellness

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4 Min Read

Foodborne illnesses kill 3,000 a year: What physicians can do

CME for primary care and emergency physicians helps spot and prevent food poisoning that strikes one in six of us each year.

Behavioral Health

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4 Min Read

How Medicaid programs can help end the opioid epidemic

Medication-assisted treatment and inpatient care are among approaches that work, but many states still only offer minimal care for a massive problem.
Pediatric emergency station.

Ethics

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4 Min Read

Pediatricians must address adverse outcomes with compassion, resolve

Iatrogenic outcomes are particularly fraught in pediatrics, due to children’s inherent vulnerability as patients who typically lack decision-making authority.