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Listen and learn with 2021’s most-downloaded AMA podcasts

Original AMA podcasts help doctors and medical students stay updated on the go. Catch up with this year’s most popular episodes.

Publications & Newsletters
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Nov. 19, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Infrastructure bill signed into law and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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6 times the AMA stood up for public health in court this year

Amid pandemic and falling U.S. life expectancy, public health measures are more important than ever. Learn how the AMA fights to protect them in court.

Judicial Advocacy
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Scope of practice and patient safety with Michaela Sternstein, JD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Michaela Sternstein, JD,

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Scope of Practice
Moving Medicine Video Update
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8 states defeat efforts to expand APRN scope of practice

Patients deserve care led by physicians. Learn about the fight to preserve physician-led, team-based care and stop scope of practice expansions.

Scope of Practice
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VA standards for health professionals threaten veterans’ care

Action by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement practice standards has unintended consequences that jeopardize health care for veterans.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Why VA’s move to nationalize standards of practice is misguided

The VA’s Supremacy Project threatens to undermine confidence in care provided to veterans by superseding state scope-of-practice and licensure laws.

Scope of Practice
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AMA: VA misfires on standards for oversight of health care professionals

These back-of-the-envelope standards will have the unintended consequence of reducing the quality of health care for veterans.

Press Releases
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July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on scope of practice—state legislative roundup

Scope of practice: State legislative roundup in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update