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Public Health Feb 12, 2020

On U.S. front lines of COVID-19 care—a time for clear thinking

Find out how a Chicago-area hospital implemented COVID-19 treatment procedures to help calm patient and hospital staff fears.

Ethics Jan 22, 2020

When global health emergencies strike, how should doctors respond?

Because epidemics are complex, coordinated responses across many disciplines are needed. Find out more from the AMA.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education Mar 06, 2019

Medical students as change agents? How these six are doing it

The winners of a recent competition highlight how medical students can be catalysts for change at the health systems level.

Awards Nov 14, 2017

Former acting U.S. surgeon general earns AMA’s top honor

From ground zero of the Ebola crisis to New York’s ground zero, Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH, served with distinction.

Public Health Dec 05, 2016

How epidemics take lives and bring global health into focus

A tropical medicine physician talks at TEDMED about his terrifying ordeal at the start of the SARS outbreak in Vietnam.

Public Health Jun 07, 2015

Physician who contracted Ebola among award winners

Dr. Kent Brantly, medical director of the only Ebola treatment unit in southern Liberia, received the AMA Foundation the Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine. Three other physicians received awards for exemplifying medicine’s highest values: leadership, community service and dedication to treating underserved patients.

Medicare Dec 16, 2014

10 top issues that impacted physicians in 2014

A number of regulatory, public health and practice issues took center stage for the medical profession this year. See the 10 topics that made some of the biggest waves among the physician community in 2014—and learn how they played out.

Public Health Nov 24, 2014

How to prepare your hospital to handle Ebola: Free resources

In the video, Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, discusses how physicians can prepare for and manage Ebola patients in hospital and ambulatory care settings.

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