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Donna Zulman, MD, discusses physician humanism & the patient connection

Webinar (series)
Apr 20, 2021
Virtual
STEPS Forward webinar series

On April 20, 2021, the AMA held a webinar in the AMA STEPS Forward™ series: "Fostering physician humanism and connection with patients."

To provide quality care and reduce burnout, it is important to address patient-physician connections.

Donna Zulman, MD, assistant professor, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine and associate director, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care discusses practices that foster physician presence and connection with patients.

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AMA STEPS Forward® webinars

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Speaker

Donna Zulman, MD, MS

Donna Zulman, MD, MS
Donna Zulman, MD, MS

Assistant professor, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine and Associate Director, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Donna Zulman, MD, MS, is an assistant professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University and associate director at VA Palo Alto’s Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i). Dr. Zulman received her MD from the University of California, Los Angeles. After completing her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, she received a master’s in Health and Health Care Research through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA.

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