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How physicians and Silicon Valley are working to transform health care

Would it surprise you if I said that the nation’s medical profession and those at the cutting-edge of technological innovation now have a common purpose?

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What ails the medical profession—and ways to heal it

As more than one-half of the medical community suffers from burnout, it’s time to heal the profession. The AMA and several medical societies offer resources to promote physician wellness.

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Why I serve: A profile of AMA leaders in medical education

Physicians are spurring new changes in organized medicine as leaders at the AMA. Donald Eckhoff, MD., discusses why he volunteered to serve the AMA and how it’s helping him improve medical education.

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The difficult science you might not know--but should

Future physicians must learn how to deliver high-value care that achieves good patient outcomes at a reasonable cost—and simultaneously upholds the primacy of the patient-physician relationship.

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Standing together, physicians welcome and lead change: AMA CEO

“The American health care system evolves at a pace that would not have seemed possible not too long ago,” AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said in his address Saturday at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting.

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Now comes the hard part: Turning national attention into action

We know that more than 24,000 Americans die from a prescription opioid or heroin-related overdose every year. Last month in Charleston, the president, the AMA and dozens of national and local organizations from across the country pledged to take action.

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AMA members take on new med ed leadership roles

These AMA members were recently appointed by external organizations to leadership positions. These individuals were nominated by the AMA to the respective organizations. Each organization made the final appointment decision from among the candidates it received:

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Two AMA leaders elected to National Academy of Medicine—find out who

The National Academy of Medicine has announced the election of 80 new members in the United States and internationally. Among these are the editor-in-chief of JAMA and the AMA group vice president for medical education.

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3 ways technology is changing medical education

As part of the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a number of medical schools have developed leading-edge technologies that could be implemented on a wider scale and begin to transform medical education.

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