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Nov 30, 2022 ·

Q&A: Uncovering how burnout affects doctors at different life stages

The pandemic and the physician shortage provide new grounds to fix the systemic drivers of burnout, says AMA member Kim Templeton, MD.

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Nov 29, 2022 ·

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Nov 29, 2022 ·

Q&A: How to support and retain Native American medical students

AMA member and MD-PhD student Alec Calac says medical schools can start by making sure their spaces and curricula are welcoming to Native people.

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Nov 17, 2022 ·

Highlights from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

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Nov 16, 2022 ·

Change resident-selection process to boost equity

The AMA says residency and fellowship programs should develop more transparent and equitable ways of recruiting and evaluating applicants.

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