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Christopher Garofalo, MD
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What it’s like in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Garofalo

AMA member Christopher Garofalo, MD, finds continuity of care to be one of the great features of family medicine.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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4 Min Read

Telehealth essentials every private physician practice must know

When the pandemic hit, your practice adapted quickly to telemedicine. But the story doesn’t end there. Learn more with the AMA.

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4 Min Read

How lagging vaccination rates have fueled boom in COVID-19 cases

Unvaccinated areas are seeing a sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant continues to spread. Two physicians explain the impact in their states.

Infectious Diseases
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3 Min Read

Practice owner or employee? Physicians' specialty may tell the tale

Family doctors, surgical subspecialists sit on opposite ends of the physician employment scale. Learn which specialties skew toward practice ownership.

Transition to Attending
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4 Min Read

How life as private practice physician enables creative approach

Internist M. Zudhi Jasser, MD, chairs the new AMA Private Practice Physicians Section and says doctors deserve a wide array of vibrant practice options.

Private Practices
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3 Min Read

June 2021 AMA Special Meeting: 10 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their virtual meeting June 11–16.
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4 Min Read

How private practice setting freed family doctor to improve care

After decades building primary care clinics as an employed physician, AMA member Jim Milford, MD, finds more satisfaction with his own private practice.

Private Practices
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4 Min Read

This family physician, 77, sees private practice’s value every day

Barbara Hummel, MD, decides how many patients to see and for how long. It’s the kind of autonomy she dreamed of when pursuing medicine in her 40s.

Private Practices
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4 Min Read

Physician practice: Why it’s not one size fits all

Doctors in private practice, integrated care and an employed physician model detail the pros and cons of a variety of practice modes.

Private Practices