APS business meeting
The Academic Physicians Section (APS) convenes biannually to consider business such as policymaking and the election of governing council members. APS business meetings are held in advance of each Annual and Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Upcoming APS webinars
Fostering professional identity formation in medical education
Oct. 1, 3 p.m. Central
This APS CME webinar will focus on professional identity formation (PIF), the ongoing process by which medical students and physicians integrate the profession's values, behaviors and norms into their sense of self.
We'll discuss how factors such as personal values, culture and lived experiences shape this development and why recognizing these influences is key to fostering belonging and well-being.
The session will also examine common challenges including identity dissonance, imposter syndrome and exclusion. We'll share practical strategies for educators and institutions to effectively support professional identity formation in medicine. Earn free CME for attending.
Hear from Adam Sawatsky, MD, associate professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Lalit Radha Krishna, MB, ChB, PhD, National Cancer Centre Singapore; Linda Snell, MD, MHPE, professor of medicine & health sciences education, McGill University; Rosalyn Conic, MD, resident/fellow representative, International Medical Graduates Section; Yasmin Alamdeen, medical student representative, Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section; and Holly Grace, MD, resident & fellow section representative, Women Physicians Section. Jose Manuel de la Rosa, MD, will serve as the moderator.
Register to attend the webinar.
CME information for this session.
Previous APS webinars
Navigating Generational Differences in Professionalism
This webinar featured an insightful discussion on the influence of generational culture on professionalism.
Lila Kagedan, MTS, MEd, assistant professor of medicine, dean of ethics and professionalism, New York Medical College, and Geoffrey Talmon, MD, professor and associate dean, UNMC and co-editor of “Mind the Gap: Generational Differences in Medical Education,” presented on factors that shape views on professionalism and shared strategies for effectively and respectfully managing generational differences.
Jacob Altholz, MD, speaker, Residents and Fellows Section, Priya Desai, delegate, Medical Student Section and Samuel Mathis, MD, MBA, chair, Young Physicians Section, joined as reaction panelists.
View the webinar (CME available).
The Impact of Private Equity on Medical Training
In this APS webinar, learn about private equity and its impact on medical training. John Andrews, MD, vice president, AMA graduate medical education innovations; John Duval, MBA, ACGME senior scholar in residence; and Jane M. Zhu, MD, MPP, MSHP, associate professor of medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, provided an overview of emerging trends in private equity, impacts on health care and graduate medical education, and related AMA policy.
View the webinar (CME available).
Physician Unionization: Might Physician Unions be a Useful Solution to Help Restore Physician Autonomy?
The APS led a balanced discussion on the potential advantages and disadvantages of physician unionization in the academic medical center.
Presenters included: Barak Richman, JD, PhD, author of the 2022 JAMA editorial, "Restoring Physician Authority in an Era of Hospital Dominance"; Jay Hochsztein, MD, second vice president at Doctors Council; and Anna Yap, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of California-Davis School of Medicine.
View the webinar (CME available).
Additional webinars
APS members also are invited to register for upcoming webinars and view recordings of past webinars from the AMA ChangeMedEd webinar series.
