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What it’s like to specialize in urology: Shadowing Dr. Sethi

AMA member Amanjot Sethi, MD, explains that urologists must help patients navigate vulnerable moments and guide them through decisions affecting quality of life.

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What it’s like in academic family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Rouhbakhsh

To Rambod Rouhbakhsh, MD, academic family medicine is rewarding because it can be situated in community-based hospitals, allowing greater flexibility in where to live.

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What it’s like in colon and rectal surgery: Shadowing Dr. Mongiu

For Anne Mongiu, MD, the rewarding part of colorectal surgery is when you fix a patient’s problem and can bring them to a better state of health overall.

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What it’s like to specialize in public health: Shadowing Dr. Carlo

As a public health physician, John Carlo, MD, believes the most rewarding part is the incredible physical improvement when someone’s HIV becomes controlled.

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Life in child and adolescent psychiatry: Shadowing Dr. Ambrose

For AMA member Adrian Jacques Ambrose, MD, MPH, it’s a privilege to walk with patients through their heartaches and triumphs.

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What it’s like in obstetrics and gynecology: Shadowing Dr. Warner

AMA member Kimberly D. Warner, MD, says the drawbacks of an unpredictable schedule are offset by the rewards of seeing happy mothers and babies.

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What it’s like in geriatric medicine: Shadowing Dr. Steinberg

For post-acute and long-term care geriatrician physician Karl Steinberg, MD, seeing patients in their homes offers many meaningful experiences.

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What it’s like in ophthalmology: Shadowing Dr. Armstrong

For AMA member Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, one innovation from the pandemic was the use of telemedicine to care for ophthalmic patients.

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What it’s like to specialize in general surgery: Shadowing Dr. Welsh

AMA member David Welsh, MD, says general surgeons must be hardworking, inquisitive and resilient.

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