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AMA Update for July 17, 2025: Steps for leaving the medical profession: When and how to decide to stop practicing medicine
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12 Min Read

Steps for leaving the medical profession: When and how to decide to stop practicing medicine

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about steps for leaving the medical profession when you are ready to transition from practice.

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Career Development
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

Steps for leaving the medical profession: When and how to decide to stop practicing medicine [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about steps for leaving the medical profession when you are ready to transition from practice.

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Career Development
AMA Update Podcast
Jill Kalman, MD, and Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, MSN, RN
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6 Min Read

How two women leaders are shaping the future of health care

Northwell Health’s Jill Kalman, MD, and Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, MSN, RN, lead with courage and purpose, breaking barriers, building trust, opening doors. 

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 Min Read

Harnessing informatics’ power to cut physician burdens

Find out how HL7’s FHIR standard is developed with physician input and is being used to speed up prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Doctors get PTO, but most don’t feel it is truly “real” time off

To help physicians feel valued, organizations must make restorative time off easier to take. Here is how to make it happen.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Pearl of the week: The clinical ramp-up schedule

Optimize your onboarding process 

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Physician Health
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp materials

Learn more about upcoming events and webinars offered by the AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy.

AMA STEPS Forward®
Bespectacled professional
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5 Min Read

Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians

Recently published AMA research sheds light on the experiences of physicians 65 and older. A panel of expert physicians weighs in.

Health Equity
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July 11, 2025: State Advocacy Update

University of California-San Diego Health system's ongoing efforts to support physician well-being and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update