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  Physician practices are losing out in the scramble for PPE
  
  The AMA is urging Vice President Pence and FEMA to take immediate actions to help office-based physicians obtain the personal protective equipment they need.
  
  5 ways to support LGBTQ patients during COVID-19—and after
  
  Learn with the AMA and LGBTQ physician leaders about where patients need the most help and how to connect with expert resources.
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  How to maintain momentum on telehealth after COVID-19 crisis ends
  
  Telehealth use has exploded after regulatory barriers were temporarily removed. The AMA advocates for making many of these emergency changes permanent.
  
  Pandemic fear: Ensure patients with chronic disease receive care
  
  Using telehealth, physicians can reach patients with chronic diseases who might be hesitant to make an appointment. Learn more about how virtual visits can help.
Education
- Why IMG physicians are vital to U.S. health security
  
  The Trump proclamation blocking international medical graduates from entering the U.S. to train is not in the country’s best interest during a pandemic.
  
  Health systems science proving vital during pandemic response
  
  A new textbook chapter offers insight on the ways health systems science—the third pillar of medical education—can be applied to fight a pandemic.
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  6 questions to consider before signing an employment contract
  
  What is expected of you? How will you be paid? Learn which questions should be answered in the text of your first employment contract after medical residency.
  
  How much can you save by staying in-state for medical school?
  
  Staying in-state for medical school can offer tuition savings and lower debt burden. How much should that matter to prospective medical students?
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  Ruling threatens essential physician attorney-client privilege
  
  Should vagaries of hospital ownership have bearing on physicians’ ability to speak confidentially with attorneys? Washington’s highest court considers the issue.
  
  AMA: Insurers misused CPT codes to hide administrative costs
  
  The codes ensure uniform language for medical services and procedures, physicians tell a federal court in a brief, and other uses erode patient trust.
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  5 kinds of AMA member benefits you may have overlooked
  
  You know all about JAMA, of course. Now check out these other great AMA member benefits designed to help physicians on their professional and personal journeys.
  
  Medical residents: Don’t miss these 5 great AMA member benefits
  
  From career planning to loan refinancing, the AMA offers benefits that can help you flourish personally and professionally.
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  Proceedings of the 2020 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates
  
  Read the details of the proceedings of the 2020 Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
  
  Gerald E. Harmon, MD, wins office of president-elect
  
  The South Carolina family physician won by acclamation during a virtual meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Learn about the other physicians elected to AMA leadership positions.
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- About the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD)
  
  See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
  
  Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) Projects
  
  The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
  
  Some of the current projects of the CLRPD include:
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  2020 APS Annual Meeting highlights
  
  Read highlights from the Academic Physicians Section (APS) 2020 Annual Meeting.
  
  MSS virtual 2020 Annual Meeting
  
  Find information on accessing the virtual 2020 MSS Annual Meeting.
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- Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 29, 2020
  
  In the news: COVID-19 effect on platelets, Premature birth and heart disease risk, SCOTUS ruling on LA law, FDA: COVID-19 vaccine must be 50% effective, COVID-19 deaths.
  
  Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 22, 2020
  
  In the news: COVID-19 cases in young adults, ED visits and COVID-19, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, menopause and women’s Alzheimer’s risk, CDC estimates 20M COVID-19 cases
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