That’s one practice tip from a physician expert who explains why there needs to be a greater emphasis on geriatrics in medical training.
Widespread vaccine hesitancy threatens the progress public immunization has made in the last few decades. This is how physicians can advance the conversation around vaccination.
The legislation would have allowed advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe without any physician oversight. The Medical Society of New Jersey advocated against the bill with help from the AMA Scope of Practice Partnership.
New E/M codes for 2020 acknowledge new a new way of practicing medicine that doesn’t involve a face-to-face encounter.
“None of us is as smart as all of us,” goes the saying. It applies to medicine too.
Filing false claims can cripple a physician's practice. Learn more with the AMA about how to ensure that doesn't happen to you.
Premeds overwhelmingly support free medical school tuition, a survey says. That’s unlikely to happen to be an option for most new medical students, so here’s what to do next.
The system of training physicians does too little to help the next generation avoid burnout. Following this advice could change that.
Do doctors ever have “legal duty of care” in such cases? An AMA education session explored the issue.
From the E/M overhaul to the opioid epidemic, here’s how the AMA has shown itself to be the physician’s powerful ally in health care this year.
From healthy eating to testing through the roof, the AMA offers benefits that can help its medical student members stay ahead.
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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:
The AMA is your powerful ally in providing you with leadership opportunities in the Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues.
The AMA is your ally in providing you with opportunities in the MAS to develop your leadership skills and advocate for patients and the profession.
AMA member Jordan Michael Lippincott grew up in a rural area and understands the challenges that are present when it comes to obtaining care.
AMA member L. Carlos Zapata, MD, witnessed his uncle wake up from a coma and saw the amazing work physicians did to save his life. Now he strives to do the same.
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