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Session at the AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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Lyme disease misinformation has physicians searching for guidance

Patients with persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease can spend tens of thousands of dollars on unproven treatments. Learn more with the AMA.

Infectious Diseases
Person speaking at a microphone at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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4 Min Read

Health inequities can be addressed with systems-focused policies

The legacies of racist government policy are manifest in pervasive health inequity. Learn about a people-first approach to undoing historical harms.

Health Equity
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AMA advocates to prevent gun violence and to increase gun safety

The AMA House of Delegates declared gun-related violence a public health crisis in 2016 and has continued to push for policy to prevent gun violence.

Injury & Violence
Crime scene tape with the words "do not cross"
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Recent mass shootings create new urgency for gun reform

We cannot allow mass shootings to become an acceptable part of American life, but instead must pass commonsense limits on firearms.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Kim Templeton, MD
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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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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Alec Calac
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10 Min Read

Q&A: How to support and retain Native American medical students

AMA member and MD-PhD student Alec Calac says medical schools can start by making sure their spaces and curricula are welcoming to Native people.

Med Student Advocacy
Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, HOD speakers at 2022 Interim
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ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates leads the charge to protect reproductive health care, stop climate change, end the overdose epidemic, and prevent gun violence.

Interim Meeting
Delegates at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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Highlights from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

Catch up with the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 12–15.

Interim Meeting
Delegate speaking at podium during 2022 Interim Meeting
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AMA holds fast to principle: Reproductive care is health care

In the chaos after Dobbs ruling, delegates move to protect patients and doctors from government interference and expand access to abortion care.

Population Health