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 Leadership May 19, 2018 · 3 Min Read Members Move Medicine: Calling it correctly for patients AMA member and diagnostic radiologist John A. Knote, MD, has made the right calls within his specialty and in organized medicine to advance patient care and the profession. Leadership May 18, 2018 · 2 Min Read Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD: Change starts with education AMA member Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD, is a young emergency physician who has helped spearhead advocacy on physician shortages and public health. Leadership May 18, 2018 · 3 Min Read Tyeese L. Gaines, DO: Getting across, in the ER and on TV AMA member Tyeese L. Gaines, DO, created makeshift Popsicle-stick splints as a child. Now she educates the public on TV and her patients in the emergency department. Ethics May 17, 2018 · 4 Min Read How can trauma surgeons approach urgent decisions responsibly? In trauma settings, physicians often make urgent decisions without knowledge of the patient’s identity, values or history, which can leave a lasting impression on patients and their loved ones. Leadership May 10, 2018 · 3 Min Read Karen Dionesotes, MPH: A love of science, a passion for patients AMA member Karen Dionesotes, MPH, has always been interested in science. It is her deep concern for patients as people that drew her to medicine. Leadership May 10, 2018 · 2 Min Read Joshua Lesko, MD: Comradeship motivates Navy flight surgeon AMA member Joshua Lesko, MD, explains how his role involves a transcendent trust, and the fight for physicians’ rights and needs. USMLE® Step 3 May 8, 2018 · 3 Min Read Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Which test for epigastric pain? A 36-year-old has recurrent pain after treatment for multiple duodenal ulcers. After several unsuccessful treatments, which test is appropriate? Leadership May 7, 2018 · 4 Min Read Changing how future physicians are educated and trained AMA member George C. Mejicano, MD, is moving medicine by advancing the use of health systems science to create the medical school of the future. Load More
