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What it’s like to specialize in dermatology: Shadowing Dr. Kimball

As a dermatologist, AMA member Alexa B. Kimball, MD, enjoys being able to rapidly make a diagnosis and implement a plan that makes a patient feel better quickly.

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Prep for Residency
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Freeing up hospital beds with a COVID-19 surveillance program

Ochsner Health’s COVID-19 surveillance program helps physician rest more easily in the knowledge their patients are safely monitored at home.

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Telehealth resource center: Definitions

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Get the latest definitions of what telehealth is and what it isn't.

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Telehealth resource center: News

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Read AMA's latest news on telehealth services.

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Telehealth resource center: AMA policy resources

Telehealth provides a way for physicians to provide care while keeping patients safe in their homes. Learn about AMA Policies on telehealth and related topics to telehealth services.

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Future-focused physician Ezequiel Silva, MD, takes helm of the RUC

Dr. Silva—the first radiologist, and first Mexican American, to lead the influential panel—knows technology won’t replace physicians’ human touch.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)
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How physicians can improve their telehealth technique

Learn with the AMA what it takes to make virtual medical visits as good as the in-person variety.

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Why audio-only telehealth visits must continue

Phone visits have been a lifeline for vulnerable patients amid COVID-19 and payment for them should be maintained after the pandemic’s over.

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How telehealth is changing neurology clerkship at Johns Hopkins

Learn with the AMA how a course that grew out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing med ed and patient care in the long term.

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