
Brendan Murphy
AMA Affiliated Groups
- News Writer,
- Authors
Brendan Murphy joined the AMA in 2016. Prior to joining the writing team at AMA Wire, he reported on various topics, including health care. His work has appeared in The Wednesday Journal, Columbia Missourian, Vine Line and ESPN.com, among other publications. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Residency
10 keys M4s should follow to succeed during medical residency
Always have a fresh pair of socks handy, and nine other hard-won bits of advice from the AMA’s top physician expert on graduate medical education.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education
Podcast series a study aid for USMLE health systems science content
Learn with the AMA about a new way to let your ears help you study for new content that has a growing role in licensing examinations.

Federal Advocacy
Why medical students are out to cut telehealth’s red tape
Telehealth is one of three key issues that medical students will be advancing in congressional meetings. Learn more with the AMA.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education
These medical student-led projects make an impact during pandemic
COVID-19 has presented complex challenges for U.S. health care. Medical students are using health systems science concepts to tackle those problems.

Medical School Life
Groundwork laid for away rotations to resume this year
There is optimism that away rotations may resume prior to the 2021–22 residency application cycle. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Care
Fellowship program offers chance to transform nation’s LGBTQ+ care
$750,000 AMA Foundation grant open to develop program to improve care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer patients.

Resident & Student Finance
M4s: Know the do’s and don’ts for homebuying during residency
As a medical student transitioning to residency, you may be pondering a home purchase. Whether that makes sense depends on these factors.
Medical School Diversity
Microaggressions happen in medical school. Here’s how to stop them.
It takes big commitment to deter microaggressions, the negative racial slights that harm medical students’ training. Learn more with the AMA.
