Medical student programs: Match
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How to create your Match gameplan

The AMA offers a wide range of resources to fully prepare you for all the steps in the Match journey. Find out more. 

Med School Life
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3 key factors to assess physician disability insurance options

Not every physician disability insurance policy is the same. Costs, definitions and riders are three important factors that doctors should consider.

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Residency Finance
Transitioning to Practice
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What I wish I knew in medical school about residency interviews

PGY-3 Anna Heffron, MD, PhD, sounds off on what she wishes she knew in medical school to stand out during virtual physician residency interviews. 

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Residency Prep
The Road to Residency
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Catalyzing change in medical education

Through the new AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative, the AMA is concentrating on developing the foundational attributes of precision education and its real-world application via investments in new partnerships and exploratory pilots. Learn more.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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ChangeMedEd®: Groundwork teams, Innovation Grants and sites

In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more. 

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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What it’s really like in family medicine—from 6 physicians who know

Shadowing one family physician is a great way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from six of them is the next best thing.

Specialty Profiles
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More Medicare-supported GME slots needed to curb doctor shortages

Congress should pass pending legislation to expand residency training slots, along with related proposals to address the projected physician shortage.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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At Ochsner Health, chief residents help interns master the EHR

A peer-coaching program among ob-gyn residents aims to cut the learning curve and give interns more time with patients and less EHR work after hours. 

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Use of secure messaging doesn’t cut back phone calls

Research among resident physicians suggests that secure messaging may be adding to doctors’ burdens rather than reducing them. 

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