Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.
Specialty Profiles
What it’s like in occupational medicine: Shadowing Dr. Martin
AMA member Douglas Martin, MD, shares how life in occupational medicine has been affected by COVID-19. Learn more about whether this specialty is right for you.
USMLE®
Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Men's health drives these 10 stumpers
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you correctly answer these questions involving men’s health? Find out now.
USMLE®
Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Woman short of breath for 2 days
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A woman has had progressive shortness of breath since being hospitalized after a fall. What is the most appropriate next therapeutic intervention?
Leadership
Victoria I. Gordon: Sharing time, talents with those most in need
Medical student Victoria I. Gordon, an AMA member, chose to pursue medicine after seeing disparities in her community and her brother’s experience with type 1 diabetes.
USMLE®
Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Which is the appropriate pharmacotherapy?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 65-year-old man has a two-day history of fever, headache and confusion. Which is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy?
Ethics
How physicians can better care for Native American patients
Learn more about the ethical, social and cultural complexities of delivering care to Native patients living on sovereign tribal land and elsewhere in the U.S.
Leadership
Kevin Connolly King, MD: Revitalizing residency training programs
AMA member Kevin Connolly King, MD, volunteered for five years and knew medicine was the profession he wanted to pursue.
USMLE®
Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Persistent left shoulder pain, diaphoresis
The case: 75-year-old man with these symptoms is patient gets sublingual nitroglycerin. What changes will it cause?