Brendan Murphy
AMA Affiliated Groups
- Senior 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.
Medical School Diversity
Inequities in medicine take personal toll on physicians, students
Two physicians and a medical student shared stories of how inequities and racism in medicine have personally impacted them as patients and trainees.
Private Practices
4 things medical students should know about private practice
Trained emergency physician Omar Maniya, MD, now leads a primary care practice. Learn his advice for medical students about this practice setting.
Transition to Practice
What resident physicians considering an academic career should know
Residents pondering a career in academic medicine can gain helpful insights from physicians who have thrived in that setting. Learn more with the AMA.
Medical School Diversity
New effort to help Native American pre-meds pursue physician dreams
Learn about this yearlong course from Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital geared toward Native American community and tribal college students.
Accelerating Change in Medical Education
How medical students spearheaded an entrepreneurship curriculum
Students at a New Jersey medical school wanted to learn about innovation in medicine so they introduce their own curriculum on the topic.
Physician Health
What should happen when a resident physician gets belittled
Effectively addressing bullying in the health care workplace involves modeling by senior staff and institutional interventions. Learn more.
Preparing for Medical School
January 2022: Kaplan MCAT stumpers put pre-meds to the test
Catalyzed enzymes, relative boiling points, and the temporal lobe function. Prep for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) with these questions from Kaplan.
Population Care