HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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Routine Screening Toolkit
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Medical mythbuster Joel Bervell, MD, on how to teach kids about medicine and address misinformation

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the impacts of social media on health care.

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Health Equity
AMA Update Podcast
William Childs, DO
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What it's like to specialize in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Childs

William Childs, DO, of Henry Ford Health, is just one year into practice, and he has already changed his approach to being a family physician. 

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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New standards enable better reporting of doctors’ race, ethnicity

Knowing the characteristics of the physician workforce is key to advancing diversity, equity. A new initiative makes it easier to collect and share data.

Health Equity
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Fighting government interference in evidence-based medicine

The AMA is committed to defending the practice of medicine and vigorously opposes legislative efforts to criminalize and restrict reproductive health services.

State Advocacy
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Palliative care is essential for seriously ill patients—at any age

Physicians should integrate the evidence-based use of palliative care into treatment for a broader range of patients who need symptom relief, the AMA says.

AMA Policies
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How bad epidemiological data can drive distrust in health care

It can bias how evidence is applied in clinical practice, exacerbating health inequities. The problem takes on more importance in the era of big data.

Ethics
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AMA Private Practice Simple Solutions

AMA's open access rapid learning cycles are designed to provide opportunities to implement actionable changes to increase efficiency in private practices.

Private Practices
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These women physicians are tackling issues to improve patient care

Women doctors from innovative health systems across the U.S. are working to transform health care and advance equity in medicine.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
Judith Flores, MD
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Indigenous patients may not trust you. Know how to break though.

Even Native American physicians can have trouble building cultural competence with Indigenous patients, but every doctor should take the time to listen.

Population Health