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A doctor bandages a patient's hand.

Ethics

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5 Min Read

The physician’s role in providing individualized burn care

Burn wounds require long courses of treatment, healing time, and repetition of procedures can result in extreme distress if pain control is inappropriate.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: What’s causing shortness of breath?

A 62-year-old truck driver arrives at the ED with significant shortness of breath. What’s the most definitive diagnostic study to order?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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4 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: What metabolic activity is defective?

A 6-month-old boy is brought in by his parents, who are first cousins. The boy appears thin, small and lethargic. Which metabolic activity is most likely defective in this patient?
Helene Nepomuceno, MD

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Helene Nepomuceno, MD: Staying true to her inspiration

AMA member Helene Nepomuceno, MD, comes from a family of health professionals and is honored to be the family’s first physician.
Noel N Deep, MD

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Noel N Deep, MD: Making a mark, day by day

AMA member Noel Deep, MD, pursues change through organized medicine, noting that “day-to-day patient care and interactions trump everything else.”

Leadership

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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.
William Estes, medical student

Leadership

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3 Min Read

William Estes, MD: Members Move Medicine: Seeing physician advocacy up close

AMA member William Estes is a medical student with a front-row seat for physician advocacy on Capitol Hill.
Claire V. Wolfe, MD

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Claire V. Wolfe, MD: A fulfilling career full of firsts

AMA member Claire V. Wolfe, MD, has been the first woman leader in many physician organizations and continues to practice as a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist.