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ChangeMedEd Initiative

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3 Min Read

Why medical schools are building 3-year programs

Physician shortages and mounting student-loan debt are encouraging the growth of three-year medical school programs.

Ethics

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5 Min Read

What to say to a parent who requests genetic testing

When it comes to genetic testing in children, a physician’s best advice is to avoid rushing into something that will not benefit the kids’ interests.
Luis E. Seija, medical student

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Luis E. Seija: Learning to dig deeper, push harder

AMA member and Texas medical student Luis E. Seija was raised with a sense of obligation toward others. As a physician in training, he is fulfilling it.
Lynda G. Kabbash, MD

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Lynda Kabbash, MD: Promoting empathy, reducing burnout

AMA member Lynda G. Kabbash, MD, believes empathy lessens burnout and that medicine’s “human aspect” must be preserved as the use of technology grows.
Thomas W. Eppes, MD

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Members Move Medicine: Making every patient count

AMA member Thomas W. Eppes Jr., MD, says being a physician means being a community advocate for individual health, public health and mental health.
Breyen A. Coffin, fourth-year medical student

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Breyen A. Coffin: Shaping future to best serve patients

AMA member Breyen A. Coffin, a fourth-year student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, works to shape medicine’s future while shaping his own.
Portrait of Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD: Battling barriers for women in medicine

AMA member Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD, is a Wisconsin family physician who is hard of hearing and provides care for patients with a wide range of disabilities.
Lauren Benning, medical student

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Lauren Benning: Reducing the obesity stigma

AMA member and medical student Lauren Benning aims to take a practical, nonjudgmental approach to treating obesity.