Helene Nepomuceno, MD
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Helene Nepomuceno, MD: Staying true to her inspiration

AMA member Helene Nepomuceno, MD, comes from a family of health professionals and is honored to be the family’s first physician.

Med Student Advocacy
William Estes, medical student
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William Estes, MD: Members Move Medicine: Seeing physician advocacy up close

AMA member William Estes is a medical student with a front-row seat for physician advocacy on Capitol Hill.

Leadership
Karen Dionesotes, MPH
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Karen Dionesotes, MPH: A love of science, a passion for patients

AMA member Karen Dionesotes, MPH, has always been interested in science. It is her deep concern for patients as people that drew her to medicine.

Med Student Advocacy
Joshua Lesko, MD
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Joshua Lesko, MD: Comradeship motivates Navy flight surgeon

AMA member Joshua Lesko, MD, explains how his role involves a transcendent trust, and the fight for physicians’ rights and needs.

Leadership
Anna Yap, MD
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Anna Yap, MD: Care that benefits every patient

AMA member Anna Yap has worked to help physicians adopt policy addressing women’s health, LGBTQ issues and bias.

Leadership
Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH
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Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH: Eyes out for medicine’s future

AMA member Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, drew inspiration from a physician who saved his sister’s sight. Now he is working with telemedicine to bring eye care to those who need it, wherever they are.

Leadership
Smiling physician listens to a patient.
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Educators should tap learners’ insights, med students argue

Being partial outsiders, medical students and residents have useful insights into medical education, argues a recent commentary in the journal Academic Medicine.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Be a physician entrepreneur: Medical and health care innovation advice

The rapid evolution of health care creates opportunities for medical innovation. Physician entrepreneurs and investment experts advise how to take an idea from concept to company.

Transition to Attending
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How a student network sparked a stronger med school curriculum

Students are exploring creative ways to share project ideas and collaborate with faculty to transform physician training. Here’s how one student leveraged his peer network to help pilot a new curriculum and spur future student innovation.

Improve GME