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Richard Silvera, MD

Health Equity

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10 MIN READ

Q&A: Physician advocacy for patients with HIV gets personal

Advocacy must be everywhere, because health inequities are everywhere, says Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Richard Silvera, MD, MPH. Learn more.
Luis Seija, MD

Health Equity

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7 MIN READ

Q&A: How the power of stories can help reshape medicine

As the son of a librarian, AMA member Luis Seija, MD, says physicians must go beyond mere facts to make an impact. Learn more with the AMA.
Preeti Malani, MD

Public Health

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8 MIN READ

How physicians can address COVID-19 vaccine booster fatigue

COVID-19 bivalent boosters offer increased protection against infection and severe disease, but uptake is low. Preeti Malani, MD, shares what to know.
Steven Lome, DO

Hypertension

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10 MIN READ

Q&A: How this cardiologist raced 13.1 miles—and saved 2 lives

Steven Lome, DO, didn’t think his skills as a cardiologist would be used running a half marathon, but they were when two racers had heart attacks.
Jennifer Bickel, MD

Physician Health

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11 MIN READ

Q&A: Slow and steady wins the race on physician well-being

There’s no villain driving burnout, says Chief Wellness Officer Jennifer Bickel, MD. What needs to change is culture—and that takes patience.
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD

Health Equity

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9 MIN READ

Q&A: Making sure Hispanic and women physicians are represented

Growing up, Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, didn’t know which box to check, so she chose “other.” Now she works to give all their place in medicine.
Health care workers surround a patient in a room

Health Equity

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9 MIN READ

Q&A: This Latina ob-gyn helps other physicians know their worth

Claudia López, MD, wants physicians from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to be properly valued in training and within health care.
Kim Templeton, MD

Physician Health

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10 MIN READ

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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