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I’m speaking! How resident communications differ by gender

Male and female resident physicians have significantly different habits of communicating, says a study of behavior during teaching conferences.

Residency Life
Feb 11, 2021 ·
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Colin West, MD, PhD, and Christine Sinsky, MD, discuss physician burnout

Colin West, MD, PhD, and Christine Sinsky, MD, discuss findings from their study, “Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population." Watch now.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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5 principles to wisely spend opioid litigation settlement funds

State and local policymakers must avoid the wasteful mistakes of the 1990s’ Big Tobacco settlement. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health
Elderly man receiving vaccine from physician
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FDA’s vaccine efforts expand to developing public confidence

Traditionally, the FDA’s role has been to ensure vaccines are safe and effective. A new role involves boosting public confidence in its approval process.

Infectious Diseases
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Dr. Fauci: Variants reveal COVID-19 vaccination as global job

The vaccination-versus-mutation race is not being run in the U.S. alone, explains Anthony Fauci, MD, the Biden administration’s chief medical adviser

Infectious Diseases
Family wearing face masks out for a walk
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Mask-wearing up, but public forgoes other COVID-19 mitigations

The #MaskUp message is reaching the public, but research shows how people mingled more in the fall than they did when the pandemic struck in the spring.

Infectious Diseases
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7 ways to help your Black patients control high blood pressure

Most Black adults have hypertension. Learn how physicians and other health professionals can improve care for Black patients with high BP.

Population Health
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Howard Bauchner, MD, on variants & how to safely reopen schools

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing COVID-19 variants, how to safely reopen schools and ties between the virus and smoking.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Heather Farley, MD, in a mask speaking to a woman in PPE and scrubs.
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Q&A: How to ensure physician well-being is top of mind in 2021

AMA member Heather Farley, MD, reflects on the added stress physicians continue to face during COVID-19 and what health systems can do to address burnout.

Physician Health